Lamida moncusalis

Lamida moncusalis
Scientific classification
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

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]

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

References

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

External links

• Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 111. Retrieved 27 November 2012.