Lamida moncusalis

Lamida moncusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Lamida[1]
Species: L. moncusalis
Binomial name
Lamida moncusalis
Walker, [1859]
Synonyms[2]
  • Macalla moncusalis
  • Allata penicillata Walker, 1863

Lamida moncusalis, the cashew shoot and blossom webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamida. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in India.[3]

The larvae feed on cashew[4] and mango. They web the terminal portions of the new shoots and the blossom, causing the shoots to dry up.[5] The larvae are dark green with yellow longitudinal bands and pinksish dorsal lines. Full-grown larvae reach a length 24–27 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon made within the leaf web.[6]

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