Maruca vitrata - Lace Pearl, Legume podborer

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool (left); Archway Gorge, Muredzi River (2 x centre) and Zebra Ranger Camp (right), Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Note:

This species is considered a pest on many leguminous crops.

Distribution:

Pantropical.

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Related plant genera:

Related plant species:

Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae

Vigna unguiculata (Larval food plant)

Literature:

africanmoths.com
Wikipedia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Maruca vitrata .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402610, retrieved 16 April 2024

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