There are three widely occurring species of fruit piercing moth: Eudocima salaminia, E. fullonia, E. jordani and E. materna. The adult moths are large and stout-bodied, with a wingspan of 100 mm. The forewings can be mainly brown, cream or green. Hind wings are yellow orange, with black patches and spots.
View More Fruit Piercing MothPycnarmon cribrata
Pycnarmon cribrata is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from Kenya, Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Africa Malawi, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of…
View More Pycnarmon cribrataCommon Silverline
Cigaritis vulcanus, the common silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in…
View More Common SilverlinePericyma umbrina
Pericyma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1851.[1]
View More Pericyma umbrinaBean pod borer
Maruca vitrata is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Its common names include the maruca pod…
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Spalgis epius, the apefly, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It gets its name…
View More apeflyBeet Webworm moth
Spoladea recurvalis, the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found worldwide, but mainly…
View More Beet Webworm mothNepita conferta – Footman Moth
Nepita is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Moore in 1860. Its only species, Nepita conferta, the footman moth, was first…
View More Nepita conferta – Footman Mothfour-spotted palpita moth
Palpita quadristigmalis, the four-spotted palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from…
View More four-spotted palpita mothBelenois aurota
Belenois aurota, the pioneer or pioneer white or caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and…
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