Nanaguna breviuscula

Nanaguna breviuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Nanaguna
Species:	N. breviuscula
Binomial name
Nanaguna breviuscula Walker, 1863
Synonyms
Clettharra valida Walker, 1863 Bagistana rudis Walker, 1864 Thrypticodes xyloglypta Lucas, 1890 Symitha nigridisca Hampson, 1891 Clettharra floccifera Hampson, 1894 Etanna breviuscula (Walker, 1863) Nanaguna breviuscula uniformis Strand, 1917 Nanaguna breviuscula variegatana Strand, 1917 Nanaguna breviuscula discoidalis Strand, 1917 Nanaguna breviuscula mediomaculata Strand, 1917 Nanaguna breviuscula tenebrata Strand, 1917 Nanaguna breviuscula dorsofascia Strand, 1917 Nanaguna teleoleuca Prout, 1922

The Pigeonpea Pod Borer (Nanaguna breviuscula) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found from Sri Lanka and India east to Samoa. In Australia it is found in the Kimberleys in Western Australia, the northern part of the Northern Territory and from the Torres Strait Islands and Queensland to Sydney in New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are buff and grey, with dark brown patches on each forewing.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Grevillea glauca, Desmodium species and the flowers of Mangifera indica.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects
• Seasonal Incidence of New Pigeonpea Pod Borer Species, Nanaguna breviuscula Walker on Genotypes of Pigeonpea