Pammene critica

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Pammene critica
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P. critica
Binomial name
Pammene critica
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Eucelis criticaMeyrick, 1905
  • Eucosma ludicraMeyrick, 1912
  • Eucosma pseudomorphaMeyrick, 1916
  • Eucosma trichocrossaMeyrick, 1916

Pammene critica, the redgram webber or leaf webber, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. [1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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Biology

The caterpillar is a pale whitish yellow with more yellowish towards its posterior. [4] In the vegetative stage, the caterpillar webs the leaves of the host plant together and feeds inside the web. [5] Apanteles mohandasi is a specific endo-parasitoid on caterpillars. [6]

Larval food plants are Sorghum , Caesalpinia , shoots and seeds of Cajanus cajan and pods of Crotalaria juncea . [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Pammene critica Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
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  6. "Seasonal incidence and natural parasitization of leaf webber, Pammene critica Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on pigeonpea". Environment and Ecology. 35 (1): 128–133 ref.15. 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  8. "The Natural History Museum". HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Retrieved 28 June 2018.