Leuroperna sera

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Leuroperna sera
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Plutellidae
Genus:
Species:
L. sera
Binomial name
Leuroperna sera
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Caunaca sera Meyrick, 1886
  • Plutella sera (Meyrick, 1885)

Leuroperna sera is a moth of the family Plutellidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[1] It is found in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka,[2] Australia, and New Zealand.[3]

The wingspan of the adult is 10 millimetres (0.39 in).[4] Similar to sympatric moth Plutella xylostella, but can be distinguished by much broader wings and genitalia. The caterpillar is about 10 mm in maximum length. Head with numerous blackish-brown dots. Body green to yellowish tinged with a slender red or pale red dorsal, subdorsal, supraspiracular, subspiracular, and basal lines. Pupa very similar to above mentioned species, but with a pair of hooked setae and maxilla is always shorter than the mid-leg. Pupation is in an open net-like white cocoon on leaf underside. Caterpillars of the two species co-exist in the crop plants.[5]

The caterpillar is known to feed on economically valuable crucifers such as Brassica juncea, Brassica napus, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, radish, turnip and many other wild crucifers.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Species Details: Plutella sera Meyrick, 1886". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2013). "Leuroperna sera (Meyrick, 1885)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 22, 2004). "Leuroperna sera". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Taxonomic Notes on the Diamondback Moth" (PDF). Entomological Laboratory, College of Agriculture, University of Osaka. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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