Lamida moncusalis
| Lamida moncusalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Lamida[1] |
| Species: | L. moncusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamida moncusalis Walker, [1859] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lamida moncusalis, the cashew shoot and blossom webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamida. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in India.[3]
The larvae feed on cashew[4] and mango. They web the terminal portions of the new shoots and the blossom, causing the shoots to dry up.[5] The larvae are dark green with yellow longitudinal bands and pinksish dorsal lines. Full-grown larvae reach a length 24–27 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within the leaf web.[6]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Allata penicillata at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Studies on the Biology of Cashew Shoot and Blossom Webber (Lamida moncusalis Walker)
- ↑ Journal of Plantation Crops
- ↑ Insect Management - cashew
External links
- Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 111. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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