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. 2014 Aug 20;9(8):e105438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105438

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© 2014 Moreira et al

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Damage caused by Hypsipyla grandella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a stem-boring caterpillar specializing on tree species of the neotropical family Meliaceae. The images show a fourth-instar larva inside a terminal shoot of a big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King, Meliaceae) sapling and the damage caused. Photo credits: Luis Abdala-Roberts.