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Opogona sacchari (Bojer)(Lepidoptera: Tineidae) is a small moth whose larvae bore in stems of various monocotyledons, including some palms, mostly under nursery conditions. The. Larvae of different species of moths feed on the male and female flowers of coconuts (Bondar, 1940; Moore, 2001; Cock and Burris, 2013).