Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Hood
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Thysanoptera: Terebrantia: Thripidae: Panchaetothripinae
Common names
Grapevine thrips, cashew leaf thrips
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Grapes, pomegranate and cashew as well as other shrubs such as Lagerstroemia, Jatropha and Ricinus.
Image
damage on grapes Photo credit: Dr. Sandeep Singh, PAU, Ludhiana