Sceliodes

Sceliodes
Sceliodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sceliodes[1]
Guenée, 1854[2]
Synonyms
  • Daraba Walker, 1859
  • Eretria Snellen, 1880

Sceliodes is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.

Sceliodes species have been documented as eggplant fruit borer[3][4][5], posing medium threats to incoming crops from African nations[6].

Species

  • Sceliodes cordalis (Doubleday, 1843)
  • Sceliodes iriocapna Meyrick, 1938
  • Sceliodes laisalis (Walker, 1859)

References

  1. ^ "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=26362.0. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  2. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 
  3. ^ Aina, J.O. (1984). "The biology of Daraba laisalis (Wlk) formerly called Sceliodes laisalis (Wlk) (Pyralidae, Lepidoptera), an egg fruit borer." Insect Science and its Application 5: 513-520.
  4. ^ El Shafie, Hamadttu Abdel Farag. (2001). "The use of neem products for sustainable management of homopterous key pests on potato and eggplant in the Sudan." Ph.D. Diss. Justus Liebig University of Giessen. [1]
  5. ^ Kristensen, Niels P. (1999). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Walter de Gruyter. 250.
  6. ^ US Dept. of Agriculture. (2007). "Importation of Eggplant, Solanum melongena, from Ghana into the Entire United States, Including All Territories." p. i.[2]
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