Delgamma pangonia

Strawberry cutworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Delgamma
Species: D. pangonia
Binomial name
Delgamma pangonia
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Bendis pangonia Guenée, 1852
  • Naxia calorifica Walker, 1858
  • Delgamma sanctae Prout, 1927

Delgamma pangonia, the strawberry cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1]

Distribution

It is found in tropical countries such as India, Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand,[3] São Tomé, parts of Africa, and Australia.[4]

Description

The wingspan is about 4 cm. Adult has bright brown wings, each with a broad pale margin. Forewings have a dark triangle at the tip each wing tinged with purplish shine.[5] The caterpillar is humped without tubercles and brownish with grey dots. First two pairs of prolegs reduced. Head pale pinkish to whitish color with dark lines. Pupa has a white bloom. The caterpillar is a serious pest on strawberries, as well as other plants like Connarus.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Delgamma pangonia Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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.
  3. ↑ "Erebidae of Thailand". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Delgamma pangonia Guenée". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Delgamma pangonia Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 March 2013). "Delgamma pangonia (Guenée, 1852) Strawberry Cutworm". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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