▁of ▁the ▁lar va ▁be ars ▁a ▁large ▁sp i racle , ▁the ▁remaining ▁segments ▁bearing ▁small ▁sp ira cles ; ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁segments ▁appear ▁trunc ated , ▁being ▁f used ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁plate - like ▁structure . ▁The ▁pup a ▁has ▁an ▁irregular ▁appearance , ▁with ▁the ▁developing ▁wings ▁and ▁lim bs ▁being ▁disc ern able ▁through ▁the ▁pup al ▁case . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁The ▁ban ana ▁root ▁b orer ▁probably ▁origin ated ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Asia ▁and ▁Indones ia . ▁It ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁cosm opol itan ▁distribution ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁ban ana - g row ing ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁world : ▁south western ▁Europe , ▁southern ▁Asia , ▁Africa , ▁Australia , ▁South ▁and ▁Central ▁America , ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁it ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁ ▁Mon roe ▁and ▁Miami - D ade ▁Count ies ▁in ▁Florida . ▁It ▁is ▁easily ▁transport ed ▁from ▁one ▁place ▁to ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁lar val ▁stage , ▁inside ▁sections ▁of ▁root ▁or ▁c orm . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁Ban ana ▁root ▁bor ers ▁feed ▁on ▁any ▁species ▁of ▁Mus a ▁( ban ana ), ▁but ▁they ▁show ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁plant ains ▁and ▁East ▁African ▁High land ▁ban anas ▁( m ato ke ) ▁over ▁dess ert ▁and ▁bre wing ▁ban anas . ▁They ▁are ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁host ▁plants ▁by ▁the ▁vol atile ▁chemical s ▁given ▁off , ▁especially ▁from ▁dam aged ▁c orm s .