Etiella zinckenella
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox
Etiella zinckenella, the pulse pod borer moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern and eastern Europe[1] and in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. They have also been introduced to North America and Australia.[2] It is usually a minor pest for many legumes, but can be a serious pest.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm.19-27 mm The forewings are yellow brown to brownish grey with a lighter costal stripe and a yellowish and chestnut fascia at one third. Hindwings are pale grey with black venation and a dark double line before the fringe.[3]
Ecology
The caterpillars feed on the mung bean, Phaseolus lunatus and other species of Fabaceae such as pigeonpea, cowpea, lablab, soybean, peas, chickpea, horse gram, green and black grams, Crotalaria juncea, C. micans, C. saltiana, Lathyrus sativus, and Vigna unguiculata.[4] They have also been recorded on Catha edulis (Celastraceae).[5]
-
Life history
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ UKMoths
- ↑ www.agroatlas.ru
- ↑ lepiforum.de includes images
- REDIRECT Template:Source-attribution
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:In lang van der Vossen, H.A.M., 2002. Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. [Internet] Fiche de PROTA4U. Oyen, L.P.A. & Lemmens, R.H.M.J. (Editeurs). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale)
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages with script errors
- Phycitini
- Moths described in 1832
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of the Comoros
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Japan
- Moths of Madagascar
- Moths of Réunion
- Moths of Seychelles
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of the Arabian Peninsula
- Lepidoptera of Namibia
- Fauna of the Gambia
- Taxa named by Georg Friedrich Treitschke