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Maruca vitrata |
Maruca vitrata - Lace Pearl, Legume podborer
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool (left); Archway Gorge, Muredzi River (2 x centre) and Zebra Ranger Camp (right), Gorongosa National Park.
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This species is considered a pest on many leguminous crops. |
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Distribution:
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Pantropical. |
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Literature:
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africanmoths.com
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Maruca vitrata . https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402610, retrieved 19 April 2024
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