Lamida moncusalis

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Lamida moncusalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Lamida
Species:
L. moncusalis
Binomial name
Lamida moncusalis
Walker, [1859]
Synonyms [1]
  • Macalla moncusalis
  • Allata penicillataWalker, 1863

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]

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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. 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.
  4. Studies on the Biology of Cashew Shoot and Blossom Webber (Lamida moncusalis Walker)
  5. Journal of Plantation Crops
  6. Insect Management - cashew Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine