Faunistic studies on Crambidae: Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) associated with fruit and flower crops of zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka, India

Abstract

The morphological and genital characters of Crambidae pests associated with fruit and flower crops were studied from zone-1 and 2 of Karnataka, India. During the study, a total 7 number of species were reared and documented on their respective hosts. On fruit crops, the most predominant species documented was Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee, which was collected and reared on three major fruit crops viz., pomegranate, guava and mango. While on remaining fruit crops grapevine and fig were recorded with single species on each, Syllepte lunalis Gunee and Cirrhochrista brizoalis Walker respectively. Among different flower crops surveyed, on jasmine 4 Crambidae pests were documented they are, Nausinoe geometralis Guenee, Nausinoe perspectata Fabricius, Hendecasis duplifascialis Hampson and Glyphodes vertumnalis Guenee