Anadevidia peponis

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Anadevidia peponis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anadevidia
Species:
A. peponis
Binomial name
Anadevidia peponis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Plusia agrammaGuenée, 1852
  • Plusia inchoataWalker, 1865
  • Plusia fumiferaGraeser, (1890)
  • Noctua peponisFabricius, 1775

Anadevidia peponis is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. It is primarily found in Southeast Asia, including countries such as Japan, India, Taiwan, and the state of New South Wales in Australia. This moth is known to be a minor pest that affects various plants in the cucurbit family.. [1]

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Description

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Body greyish brown without rosy tinge. Forewings with bronze patches instead of coppery, where the postmedial line sinuous. Larva greenish with lateral black spots. There are some short black pointed spines found on the back, stoutest on the 4th to 7th and 11th somites. A prominent white sub-dorsal and lateral waved line present. [2]

Eggs are white and spherical. The larvae feed on Cucurbitaceae species, including Citrullus lanatus , Cucumis sativus , Cucurbita moschata , Cucurbita pepo , Momordica charantia , Sechium edule and Trichosanthes cucumerina . [3]

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References

  1. "Anadevidia peponis (Fabricius)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. "Anadevidia peponis (Fabricius, 1775)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 19 August 2016.