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Lamida moncusalis

Synonyms: Lamida penicillata

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The larvae feed on cashew and mango. They web the terminal portions of the new shoots and the blossom, causing the shoots to dry up. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Anacardium occidentale (cashew)[1]
Lagerstroemia speciosa (pride of India)[1]
Mangifera indica (mango)[1]
Shorea robusta (sal tree)[1]
Terminalia bellirica (myrobalan)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0