Biologi & Ekologieng
LARVAL HOSTPLANT (S): Host plants of the taxon include: Two Fabaceae species (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Pisum sativum L.), one Malvaceae species (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) and one Solanaceae species (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in the Réunion; two Fabaceae species (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. and Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Uganda; one Fabaceae species (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Burkina Faso (Margam et al. 2011); One Fabaceae species (Vigna unguiculata) in Nigeria and Niger; one Fabaceae species (Cajanus indicus Spreng.) in Seychelles; one Fabaceae species (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Democratic Republic of Congo; one Fabaceae species (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in Uganda and one Fabaceae species (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) and one Poaceae species (Oryza sativa L.) in an unnamed African country or countries. The taxon is a crop pest. The African Moths webpage lists six Fabaceae species (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp., Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek, P. vulgaris L. [common bean or green bean], Pisum sativum L. [Pea], Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. [cowpea] and Cajanus indicus Spreng. [The pigeon pea], one Malvaceae species (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) one Solanaceae (Nicotiana tabacum L. [cultivated tobacco]) and one Poaceae species (Oryza sativa L. [Rice]) as larval foodplants for the taxon.
Sumber: Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
Konservasieng
IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).
Sumber: Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
Distribusieng
DISTRIBUTION: Angola, Australia (Queensland), Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, China, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador (Galápagos (Galápagos Islands )), Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Great Britain, Guadeloupe, Hawaii, Hispaniola, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Russia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe. LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Chilanga and Lusaka, in Lusaka Province; Livingstone, in Southern Province.
Sumber: Annotated checklist of moths of Zambia (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
Distribusieng
Distribution: Afrotropical: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, La Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Neotropical, Oriental and Australian regions (De Prins & De Prins 2018).
Sumber: The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season
Deskripsieng
Synonymy follows Nuss et al. (2003 – 2018):
Sumber: The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa
Distribusieng
Distribution: Pantropical. In Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Réunion, Seychellens, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Neotropics, Oriental and Australian regions (Wikipedia 2018). Host-plants: Fabaceae: Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. ,, Phaseolus vulgaris L., Pisum sativum L., Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.; Malvaceae: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.; Poaceae: Oryza sativa L., Solanaceae: Nicotiana tabacum L. (Goff 2018). Known as cowpea pod borer — pest of leguminous crops such as pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Larvae feed on flower buds, flowers and young pods.
Sumber: The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa
