The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.7 mm for females and 9.5–10 mm for males. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The wings are brown with blackish transverse lines. Adults have been recorded on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum hirtum, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum melongena, Solanum nigrum and Solanum torvum. Young larvae either mine the leaves of their host plant or feed on tissue near the leaf's midrib. The mine has the form of an irregular blotch. Older larvae vacate the mine, and either web leaves together or fold over the leaf edges. Young larvae are yellowish, while older larvae are dark brown with two red-brown dorsal stripes and light reddish-brown markings. They reach a length of about 20 mm.[4]
Referencesedit
^Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
rhectocraspeda, periusalis, eggplant, webworm, moth, moth, family, crambidae, described, francis, walker, 1859, found, west, indies, from, united, states, where, been, recorded, from, florida, north, carolina, ohio, oklahoma, south, carolina, tennessee, south,. Rhectocraspeda periusalis the eggplant webworm moth is a moth in the family Crambidae It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 1 It is found in the West Indies and from the United States where it has been recorded from Florida North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina and Tennessee 2 south through Mexico and Central America including Costa Rica Honduras and Panama to South America including Ecuador Brazil Guyana Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname 3 Rhectocraspeda periusalisScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily CrambidaeGenus RhectocraspedaSpecies R periusalisBinomial nameRhectocraspeda periusalis Walker 1859 SynonymsBotys periusalis Walker 1859 Pilemia periusalis Rhectocraspeda perfusalis Pilemia deformalis Moschler 1882 Rapoona tristis Hedemann 1894The length of the forewings is 8 2 9 7 mm for females and 9 5 10 mm for males Adults are sexually dimorphic The wings are brown with blackish transverse lines Adults have been recorded on wing year round The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum Nicotiana tabacum Solanum hirtum Solanum lycopersicum Solanum melongena Solanum nigrum and Solanum torvum Young larvae either mine the leaves of their host plant or feed on tissue near the leaf s midrib The mine has the form of an irregular blotch Older larvae vacate the mine and either web leaves together or fold over the leaf edges Young larvae are yellowish while older larvae are dark brown with two red brown dorsal stripes and light reddish brown markings They reach a length of about 20 mm 4 References edit Nuss M et al 2003 2014 GlobIZ search Global Information System on Pyraloidea Retrieved 2014 07 15 Moth Photographers Group Mississippi State University BOLD Systems Rhectocraspeda periusalis Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae Retrieved January 31 2018 nbsp This Pyraustinae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhectocraspeda periusalis amp oldid 998233947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
