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Maruca vitrata

Bean-pod Borer

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Bean-pod Borer, Bean Moth

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: circumtropical, incl. South Pacific; s. to 30oS.

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Pest

KEY FEATURES: Small moth (12mmTL) dark greyish brown.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)
SYNONYMS: Maruca testulalis

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Lepidoptera; CRAMBIDAE

More Information

IDENTIFICATION: Small moth (12mmTL) dark greyish brown. Body and legs slender. Fore wings have white patch and 1 or 2 smaller white spots. Hind wings mostly pearly white with dark brown edging and grey spots. Underside as upper side. Head, Thorax, Abdomen greyish brown. Legs and Antennae paler.

GENERAL NOTE: Biology: Caterpillar bores into legume pods; in Cooks, a major pest of export bean crops. Adults largely nocturnal.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: BESO99, specimen #374, ID J.Dugdale 4/2000.

References:
Special Reference: PM79

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM05a, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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