Pempelia morosalis (Saalmuller)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Phycitinae

Common names

Jatropha leaf and fruit webber

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Jatropha curcas, Desmodium gangeticum, Uraria lagopoides, etc.

Flower buds, young and mature fruits, are bored by the larva and boreholes with frass are seen on fruits and sometimes part of the larval body is seen outside the holes.

Pest status

Minor, occasionally serious in South India.

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