Trachylepidia fructicassiella explained

Trachylepidia fructicassiella is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887.^[1] It is found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.^[2]

The wingspan of the adult is 20–32 mm. Dorsum dusky brown and ventrum light brown. Proboscis short almost concealed. Apical margin of forewings crenulated with apical angle sub-rounded. Apical margin of hindwings slightly sinuated, with apical angle sub-rounded. Anterior and posterior margin of both wings are convex.^[3]

The caterpillar is a pest on pods of Cassia roxburghii and Cassia fistula.^[4] Parasierola species are known parasitoids of these caterpillars.^[5]

External links

• Pods and Seeds Characteristics Within a Pod Crop of an Amaltas Tree (Cassia fistula L. – Caesalpiniaceae): I. Insect Infestation, Number of Seeds Per Pod and the Packaging Cost

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, 1887 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
3. Re-description of Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot, with emphasis on its genitalia, collected from pods of Cassia fistula L . FUUAST Journal of Biology. 29 May 2018.
4. Web site: Cassia fistula . World Agroforestry Centre . 29 May 2018.
5. Biology and Behaviour of a Parasitoid, Parasierola Sp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) on Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragnot. A seed borer of Cassia roxburghii. The Indian Forester . 28 March 2018.