Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00405
Banana Root Borer
Cosmopolites sordidus
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About Banana Root Borer
Banana Root Borer (Cosmopolites sordidus) belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.
Classification note
The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.
Documented species detail
Uses rotting banana corms and stumps.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2026 catalog: Distribution Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, Hawaiʻi; commonly in rotting banana stumps and corms.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cosmopolites sordidus
- Common names
- Banana Root Borer
- Family
- Dryophthoridae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Banana Root Borer (Cosmopolites sordidus) belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.