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First report of bean pod borer moth (Maruca vitrata fabricius, 1787) from Rajasthan, India
Anil Kumar Tripathi, Anil Kumar Sharma, Ashvini Kumar Joshi and Narayan Lal Choudhary
Year : 2025 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 45-48
Received on: 26/07/2025
Revised on: 03/08/2025
Accepted on: 29/08/2025
Published on: 30/09/2025
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Anil Kumar Tripathi, Anil Kumar Sharma, Ashvini Kumar Joshi and Narayan Lal Choudhary( 2025).
First report of bean pod borer moth (Maruca vitrata fabricius, 1787) from Rajasthan, India
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 10( 5), 45-48.
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Abstract
Bean pod borer moth (Maruca vitrata Fabricius, 1787) belongs to the subfamily Pyraustinae, family Crambidae, order Pyraloidea, and Class Lepidoptera. Species morphological characteristics by wingspan range between 13 to 25 mm with a dark brown body, while females are typically heavier than males. Species predominantly feed on different leguminous crops such as pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. This species has been previously reported in different state and regions of India including Sikkim, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Mizoram, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh. However, present observation provides first photographic record and evidence of the species present in Rajasthan State, India.
Keywords
Bean pod borer moth, Maruca vitrata, Crambidae, Leguminous crop, Rajasthan.
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