Dudua aprobola
| Dudua aprobola | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dudua |
| Species: | D. aprobola
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
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]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]Adult wingspan is about 19 mm.[7][8][9]
Larval food plants
[edit]- Anacardium sp.
- Arachis hypogaea
- Bidens pilosa
- Calophyllum inophyllum
- Cassia tora
- Dahlia sp.
- Eucalyptus sp.
- Eugenia jambos
- Ficus sp.
- Flemingia macrophylla
- Lagerstroemia speciosa
- Lagerstroemia sp.
- Lantana camara
- Litchi chinensis
- Loranthus sp.
- Mangifera indica
- Metrosideros collina
- Metrosideros villosa
- Nephelium litchi
- Plumbago zeylanica
- Polyalthia longifolia
- Psidium guajava
- Rosa sp.
- Salix tetrasperma
- Schleichera trijuga
Control and management
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mango flower webworm". Pacific Pests and Pathogens - Fact Sheets. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Dudua aprobola Meyrick, 1886". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Leaf-curling Moth". Cook Islands Biodiversity Database. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "オオセンダンヒメハマキ Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dudua aprobola Micromoth". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Dudua aprobola (Meyrick)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Biology of Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links
[edit]
- Eurasian Tortricidae
- Prevalence of some threatening pests and disease of Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) in Bihar state of India
- Field efficacy of insecticides and integrated pest management modules against litchi leaf roller, Dudua aprobola
- Diversity and economic status of Lepidopteran insect-pest on two major varieties of mango
- Development of chemical control against the leaf webber, Dudua aprobola (Meyr.) on litchi
 | This Olethreutini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |