2. Trymalitis margarias Meyrick, 1905

Trymalitis margarias Meyrick, 1905; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16: 590.

TL: Ceylon [= Sri Lanka], Kandy/Puttalam.

Distribution: India (Meghalaya); Sri Lanka (Meyrick 1918).

Host: Manilkara achras (Sapotaceae) is the host of this species, which is known as the sapota seed borer. Its biology in India has been studied by Shukla (2009) and Jayanthi & Verghese (2010).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Clarke 1969: 91).