Lamida moncusalis
Lamida moncusalis, the cashew shoot and blossom webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamida.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in India.[3]
| Lamida moncusalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Lamida |
| Species: | L. moncusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamida moncusalis Walker, [1859] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 pinkish dorsal lines. Full-grown larvae reach a length 24–27 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within the leaf web.[6]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lamida moncusalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018. with Allata penicillata as a junior subjective synonym.
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lamida moncusalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- Studies on the Biology of Cashew Shoot and Blossom Webber (Lamida moncusalis Walker)
- Journal of Plantation Crops
- Insect Management - cashew Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
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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