Banisia myrsusalis

Banisia myrsusalis, the sapodilla borer[1] or sapota midrib folder, is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae.

Body greyish brown, where some specimens with a slight red or pink tinge.

Ventral side is silvery grey where striae are prominent and chestnut brown in colour.

[5] A host plant of this species is sapodilla[6] (Manilkara zapota), a Sapotaceae.

[7][8] Total life cycle of a male and a female is experimentally proved about 40.8 ± 3.97 and 45.35 ± 4.08 days, respectively.