Dudua aprobola

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Dudua aprobola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dudua
Species:
D. aprobola
Binomial name
Dudua aprobola
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Eccopsis aprobolaMeyrick, 1886
  • Platypeplus aprobolaWalsingham, in Moore, 1887
  • Platypeplum aprobolumWalsingham, 1900 (1899)
  • Argyroploce aprobolaMeyrick, 1910
  • Hedya (Platypeplus) aprobolaDiakonoff, 1068
  • Dudua aprobol kusaiensisClarke, 1976
  • Temnolopha metallotaLower, 1901

Dudua aprobola, the mango flower webworm [1] or litchi leaf roller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. [2] It is a pest on several economically important crops. [3]

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Distribution

It is found in Taiwan, Japan, [4] the Seychelles, Nepal, India, the Chagos Archipelago, Sri Lanka, [5] the Maldives, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, western Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Brunei, Kalimantan, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Ambon, New Guinea, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Australia, [6] the Admiralty Islands, New Ireland, the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Réunion, Malawi and Rwanda.

Description

Adult wingspan is about 19 mm. [7] [8] [9]

Larval food plants

Control and management

Adults and caterpillars can be controlled by hand picking and pruning. Egg and larval parasitoids are also effective. Pesticides and use of Bacillus thuringiensis extracts are effective against caterpillars. [1]

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References

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