EPPO Global Database

Opogona sacchari(OPOGSC)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Dracaena fragrans (DRNDE) Major host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.

* Tusnádi CK, Sebestyén R, Mészáros Z (1997) [Occurrence of the banana moth (Opogona sacchari Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Hungary, in stems of Dracaena fragrans (cv. Massageana).] Növényvédelem, 33(10), 501-507.
Dracaena marginata (DRNMA) Major host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Musa acuminata (MUBAC) Major host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.

* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
------- as Musa cavendishii.
Musa x paradisiaca (MUBPA) Major host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.

* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
------- as Musa sapientum.
Yucca gigantea (UCCEP) Major host
* Łabanowski GS (1999) Occurrence and chemical control of introduced ornamental glasshouse pests in Poland. EPPO Bulletin 29, 73-76. 
------- as Yucca elephantipes.
Dypsis (1DYQG) Wild/Weed
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting. (as Chrysalidocarpus).
Roystonea regia (ROYRE) Wild/Weed
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
Adonidia merrillii (VTHME) Host
* Nelson SC, Wright MG (2005) Banana Moth: A Potentially Fatal Pest of Pritchardia and Other Palms. Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Insect Pests  IP-24, 4 pp.
------- as Veitchia merrillii.
Aechmea fasciata (AEMFA) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Aechmea sp. (AEMSS) Host
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- Aechmea caudata.
Albizia julibrissin (ALBJU) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Alocasia (1ALDG) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
------- cultivars 'Portodora' and 'Sarian'

* NPPO of Germany. EPPO Reporting Service 2005/099 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-1431.
Alocasia wentii (ALDWE) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Alocasia x amazonica (ALDAM) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Aloe comosa (ALFCZ) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Alpinia (1AIIG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Ananas comosus (ANHCO) Host
* Vorsino AE, Taniguchi GY, Wrigt MG (2005) Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), a new pest of pineapple in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 37, 97-98.
Anthurium andraeanum (AURAN) Host
* Montesdeoca Montesdeoca M (1984) Dracaena fulgens (Palo del Brasil) y Anthurium andreanum, dos importantes huespedes del "taladro de la platanera (Opogona sacchari, Borges) en la isla de Tenerife. XOBA Vol.4-Núm. 2, 12-15.
Anthurium crystallinum (AURCR) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Archontophoenix alexandrae (AHPAL) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
Areca (1ARMG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Arecaceae (1PALF) Host
Attalea phalerata (ATTPH) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Bactris gasipaes (BCTGA) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Bambusa vulgaris (BAMVU) Host
* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
------- not direct observation, but report by a grower "likely to be correct in his observations".
Beaucarnea (1BEUG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Beaucarnea recurvata (BEURE) Host
* NPPO of the Czech Republic (2011-03). EPPO Reporting Service 2011/103. https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-236
Begonia hybrids (BEGHY) Host
* D'Aguilar J, Martinez M (1982) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) present on glasshouse crops in France (Lep. Tineidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 87 (1/2), 28-30.
Beschorneria albiflora (BESAL) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Bombax ceiba (BOMCE) Host
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
------- as Bombax malabaricum.
Bougainvillea spectabilis (BOUSP) Host
* Rotundo G, Tremblay E (1982) Preliminary observations on the sex pheromone of Opogona sacchari (Bojer)(Lepidoptera Hieroxestidae). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri' 39, 123-132.
------- as Bougainvillea belmoreana.
Bromeliaceae (1BROF) Host
Cactaceae (1CACF) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Carica papaya (CIAPA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.

* Jang EB, Siderhurst M, Hollingsworth RG, Showalterb DN & Troyerb EJ (2010) Sex attractant for the banana moth, Opogona sacchari Bojer (Lepidoptera: Tineidae): provisional identification and field evaluation. Pest Management Science 66, 454–460.
------- observed reproducing on dead and dying papaya trunks in an abandoned papaya field.
Carludovica palmata (CVFPA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Caryota sp. (CAWSS) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
Cattleya (1CTBG) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Chamaedorea (1CMDG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Chamaedorea elegans (CMDEL) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Chamaedorea seifrizii (CMDSE) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
------- as Chamaedorea erumpens.
Clerodendrum sp. (CLZSS) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Cocos nucifera (CCNNU) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.

* Nelson SC, Wright MG (2005) Banana Moth: A Potentially Fatal Pest of Pritchardia and Other Palms. Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Insect Pests  IP-24, 4 pp.
Coffea arabica (COFAR) Host
* Nelson S, Smith VE, Wright M (2005) Banana moth as a pest of coffee. Cooperative Extension Service. College of Tropcal agriculture and Human Ressources. University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Insect pests IP-21., 5pp.
Colocasia esculenta (CXSES) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Cordyline (1CDLG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Cordyline fruticosa (CDLFR) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
------- as Cordyline terminalis.

* Montesdeoca Montesdeoca M (1984) Dracaena fulgens (Palo del Brasil) y Anthurium andreanum, dos importantes huespedes del "taladro de la platanera (Opogona sacchari, Borges) en la isla de Tenerife. XOBA Vol.4-Núm. 2, 12-15.
------- as Dracaena fulgens.
Costus afer (CQTAF) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Costus spiralis (CQTSR) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.

* NPPO of the United Kingdom (2017-10). EPPO Reporting Service 2018/056, https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-6250.
Crassula (1CSBG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Crinum (1KRMG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Cycas (1CCYG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Cycas revoluta (CCYRE) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Cyperus (1CYPG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Cyperus papyrus (CYPPA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Dahlia sp. (DAHSS) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Dieffenbachia (1DIFG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Dieffenbachia maculata (DIFMA) Host
Dimerocostus strobilaceus (DMQST) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Dioscorea sp. (DIUSS) Host
* Gibbs IH (1991) The sugar cane stalk borer (Opogona sacchari Bojer) - a pest of stored yams in Barbados. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Barbados Society of Technologists in Agriculture, Rockley Resort, Barbados, West Indies, 13 & 15 November 1991, pp. 20-23.

* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Dracaena (1DRNG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.

* Yoshimatsu S, Miyamoto Y, Hirowatari T, Yasuda K (2004) [Occurrence of Opogona sacchari (Bojer) in Japan (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)]. Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 48(2), 135-139 (in Japanese).
Dracaena draco (DRNDR) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
------- Dracaena draco subsp. ajgal

* Hrnčić S, Radonjić S, Perović T (2017) The impact of alien horticultural pests on urban landscape in the southern part of Montenegro. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. Suppl. 9, 191-202.
Dracaena reflexa (DRNRE) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Dypsis decaryi (DYQDE) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
------- as Neodypsis decaryi.
Dypsis lastelliana (DYQLA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Dypsis leptocheilos (NEDLE) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Enterolobium sp. (ENESS) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Erythrina variegata (ERZVA) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Euphorbia pulcherrima (EPHPU) Host
* Guifang C, Jikun Y (1997) Opogona sacchari (Bojer)-An important insect pest on Draceana fragrans. Plant Protection 23(1), 33-35.
Ficus (1FIUG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Ficus elastica (FIUEL) Host
* Moreton BD (1974) Opogona sacchari, an important pest of Ficus elastica decora. Plant Pathology. 23 (4), 163-164. 
Ficus pseudopalma (FIUPP) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Ficus retusa (FIURT) Host
* NPPO of Germany (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2005/099 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-1431.
------- Ficus retusa compacta.

* NPPO of Sweden (2021).EPPO Reporting Service 2021/099, https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-7038.
Gladiolus sp. (GLASS) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Gloxinia sp. (GOXSS) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Guzmania lingulata (GZMLI) Host
* Łabanowski GS (2017) The threat of greenhouse horticultural crops by pests. Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, 25, 39-56. (in Polish with English abstract).
Heliconia (1HEBG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Heliconia psittacorum (HEBPS) Host
Hippeastrum hybrids (HPSHY) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Hippeastrum vittatum (HPSVI) Host
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
------- as Amaryllis vitata.
Howea (1HOWG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (HFBLA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Hyophorbe sp. (HFBSS) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
Ipomoea batatas (IPOBA) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
Lentinula edodes (LENTED) Host
* Zorzenon FJ, Potenza MR (2003) Diagnóstico de danos causados pela traça Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) em cultivo de shiitake (Lentinula edodes). Arquivos do Instituto Biológico, 70(4), 507-509.
------- not clear from the publication if the damage is due to direct feeding of O. sacchari on the shiitake, or if it is indirect as it affects the eucalyptus logs on which the shiitake is grown. 
Leucocasia gigantea (CXSGI) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Licuala grandis (LCLGR) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Mammillaria (1MAKG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Maranta (1MARG) Host
Maranta leuconeura (MARLE) Host
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
Monstera tenuis (MOSTE) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Musa sp. (MUBSS) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
------- Musa ’Ae Ae’
Pachira (1PCJG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Pachira macrocarpa (PCJMA) Host
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
Pandanus (1PADG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Pandanus tectorius (PADTE) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Pandanus utilis (PADUT) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Philodendron (1PIOG) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Philodendron giganteum (PIOGI) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Philodendron hederaceum (PIOHE) Host
* Peña JE, Duncan R, Torres V (1990) Dynamics and control of the banana moth and foliage plants. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 103, 189-192. 
------- as P. scandens.
Phoenix (1PHXG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Polyscias fruticosa (PYJFR) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
Pritchardia (1PWDG) Host
* Nelson SC, Wright MG (2005) Banana Moth: A Potentially Fatal Pest of Pritchardia and Other Palms. Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Insect Pests  IP-24, 4 pp.
Pritchardia thurstonii (PWDTH) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Quercus suber (QUESU) Host
* Villemant C.,  Fraval A (2002) Les insectes ennemis du liège. Insectes, 125, 25-30.
------- larvae can develop in cork. 
Rhapis excelsa (RPJEX) Host
* Guifang C, Jikun Y (1997) Opogona sacchari (Bojer)-An important insect pest on Draceana fragrans. Plant Protection 23(1), 33-35.
Roystonea sp. (ROYSS) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
Russelia (1RUSG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Saccharum officinarum (SACOF) Host
* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
Salix babylonica (SAXBA) Host
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
Sansevieria (1SAHG) Host
* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Sansevieria trifasciata (SAHTR) Host
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- as Sansevieria laurentii.
Schlumbergera (1SBGG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Sinningia (1SNNG) Host
Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) Host
* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
------- on stored tubers.
Strelitzia (1STZG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Strelitzia reginae (STZRE) Host
* Ribeiro L, Silva JA, Aguiar AM, Pestana M, Rodrigues M (2008) Main pests and diseases of bananas on Madeira island. Livro de Actas 123-132.
Streptocarpus ionanthus (SNPIO) Host
* D'Aguilar J, Martinez M (1982) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) present on glasshouse crops in France (Lep. Tineidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 87 (1/2), 28-30.
------- as Saintpaulia
Stromanthe thalia (SRMSA) Host
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- as Stromanthe sanguinea.
Styphnolobium japonicum (SOBJA) Host
Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
----- as Sophora japonica var. pendula
Syagrus romanzoffiana (AQSRO) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
------- as Arecastrum romanzoffianum.
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum (PIOBI) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Thrinax radiata (THXRA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Tillandsia harrisii (TLDHA) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Tillandsia stricta (TLDSI) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Trachycarpus fortunei (TRRFO) Host
* Łabanowski GS (2017) The threat of greenhouse horticultural crops by pests. Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, 25, 39-56. (in Polish with English abstract).
Tradescantia spathacea (REOSP) Host
* Drizou F, Redstone S, Salisbury A (2023) Impact and management of Opogona sacchari (Bojer, 1856)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in a display glasshouse in the United Kingdom. EPPO Bulletin 53(3), 624-631.
Washingtonia (1WATG) Host
* van der Gaag DJ, van der Straten M, Ramel JM, Baufeld P , Schrader G (2013) Pest Risk Analysis for Opogona sacchari. Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. 48 pp. Available at https://pra.eppo.int/pra/2823b66f-ce73-48eb-8272-082124412092.
------- intercepted in consignments of plants for planting.
Wisteria sinensis (WSTSI) Host
* Shen J, Gao Q, Shen Y & Lou B (2006) ITS analysis of quarantine insect Opogona sacchari (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) from different hosts. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42(6), 141-144.
Wodyetia bifurcata (WOYBI) Host
* Nelson SC, Wright MG (2005) Banana Moth: A Potentially Fatal Pest of Pritchardia and Other Palms. Cooperative Extension Service, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Insect Pests  IP-24, 4 pp.
Wodyetia sp. (WOYSS) Host
* NPPO of Israel (2005). EPPO Reporting Service 2006/004 https://gd.eppo.int/reporting/article-880.
Yucca (1UCCG) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.

* Łabanowski GS (1999) Occurrence and chemical control of introduced ornamental glasshouse pests in Poland. EPPO Bulletin 29, 73-76. 

* Veenenbos JAJ (1981) Opogona sacchari, a Pest Risk from imports of ornamental plants of tropical origin. EPPO Bulletin, 11(3), 235-237.
Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZMCZA) Host
* Heppner JB, Pena JE, Glenn H (1987) The banana moth, Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), in Florida. Entomology Circular, Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services No. 293, 4pp.
------- as Yucca elephantipes.

* Łabanowski GS (2017) The threat of greenhouse horticultural crops by pests. Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, 25, 39-56. (in Polish with English abstract).
Zea mays (ZEAMX) Host
* Oldham JN (1928) Hieroxestis subcervinella, Wlk., an enemy of the banana in the Canary Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 19(2), 147-166. 
-------"the number of maize plants which were infected was very small".
Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) Experimental
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- in experiment.
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Experimental
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- in experiments.
Solanum melongena (SOLME) Experimental
* Suss L (1974) Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) nuovo fitofago di piante ornamentali in serra. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura 12, 1-28.
------- in experiments.