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Carmenta theobromae

species of moth

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ2623092 ↗
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Carmenta theobromae, the cocoa fruit borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910, and is known from Colombia and Venezuela.

The larvae of the species feed on Theobroma cacao. They perforate the pods of their host plant and are considered a serious pest.

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This entry incorporates text from “Carmenta theobromae” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.