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Trachylepidia fructicassiella

(Trachylepidia fructicassiella)

Description

Trachylepidia fructicassiella is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 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. The caterpillar is a pest on pods of Cassia roxburghii and Cassia fistula. Parasierola species are known parasitoids of these caterpillars.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Trachylepidia
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