Lamida moncusalis, the cashew shoot and blossom webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Lamida.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in India.[3]

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

The larvae feed on cashew[4] and mango.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lamida moncusalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018. with Allata penicillata as a junior subjective synonym.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lamida moncusalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Studies on the Biology of Cashew Shoot and Blossom Webber (Lamida moncusalis Walker)
  5. ^ Journal of Plantation Crops
  6. ^ Insect Management - cashew Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
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