Rhectocraspeda periusalis

Rhectocraspeda periusalis, the eggplant webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the West Indies and from the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee,[2] south through Mexico and Central America (including Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama) to South America, including Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.[3]

Rhectocraspeda periusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Rhectocraspeda
Species:
R. periusalis
Binomial name
Rhectocraspeda periusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys periusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pilemia periusalis
  • Rhectocraspeda perfusalis
  • Pilemia deformalis Möschler, 1882
  • Rapoona tristis Hedemann, 1894

The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.7 mm for females and 9.5–10 mm for males. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The wings are brown with blackish transverse lines. Adults have been recorded on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum hirtum, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum melongena, Solanum nigrum and Solanum torvum. Young larvae either mine the leaves of their host plant or feed on tissue near the leaf's midrib. The mine has the form of an irregular blotch. Older larvae vacate the mine, and either web leaves together or fold over the leaf edges. Young larvae are yellowish, while older larvae are dark brown with two red-brown dorsal stripes and light reddish-brown markings. They reach a length of about 20 mm.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. BOLD Systems
  4. "Rhectocraspeda periusalis". Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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