Trachylepidia fructicassiella

Trachylepidia fructicassiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:
Species:	T. fructicassiella
Binomial name
	Trachylepidia fructicassiella; Ragonot, 1887
Synonyms
	Trachylepidia indecora Whalley, 1964;

Trachylepidia fructicassiella is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887.^[1] It is found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.^[2]

The wingspan of the adult is 20–32 mm. Dorsum dusky brown and ventrum light brown. Proboscis short almost concealed. Apical margin of forewings crenulated with apical angle sub-rounded. Apical margin of hindwings slightly sinuated, with apical angle sub-rounded. Anterior and posterior margin of both wings are convex.^[3]

The caterpillar is a pest on pods of Cassia roxburghii and Cassia fistula.^[4] species are known parasitoids of these caterpillars.^[5]

References[]

^ "Species Details: Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Re-description of Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, with emphasis on its genitalia, collected from pods of Cassia fistula L" (PDF). FUUAST Journal of Biology. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "Cassia fistula" (PDF). World Agroforestry Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "Biology and Behaviour of a Parasitoid, Parasierola Sp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) on Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragnot. A seed borer of Cassia roxburghii". The Indian Forester. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links[]

Pods and Seeds Characteristics Within a Pod Crop of an Amaltas Tree (Cassia fistula L. – Caesalpiniaceae): I. Insect Infestation, Number of Seeds Per Pod and the Packaging Cost

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[1] "Species Details: Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887". 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] "Re-description of Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, with emphasis on its genitalia, collected from pods of Cassia fistula L" (PDF). FUUAST Journal of Biology. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[4] "Cassia fistula" (PDF). World Agroforestry Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[5] "Biology and Behaviour of a Parasitoid, Parasierola Sp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) on Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragnot. A seed borer of Cassia roxburghii". The Indian Forester. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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