Lamida moncusalis

Lamida moncusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Lamida
Species: L. moncusalis
Binomial name
Lamida moncusalis
Walker, [1859]
Synonyms[1]
  • Macalla moncusalis
  • Allata penicillata Walker, 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 pinksish dorsal lines. Full-grown larvae reach a length 24–27 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within the leaf web.[6]

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.
  • Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 111. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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