| Ereboenis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Ereboenis Meyrick, 1935 [1] |
| Species: | E. saturata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ereboenis saturata Meyrick, 1935 | |
Ereboenis is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Ereboenis saturata, is found in southern India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. [2]
The larvae are a pest of tea.
