Omiodes indicata

Omiodes indicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Omiodes
Species:	O. indicata
Binomial name
Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena indicata Fabricius, 1775 Hedylepta indicata Asopia vulgalis Guenée, 1854 Botis fortificalis Möschler, 1890 Botys connexalis Walker, 1866 Botys dolosalis Möschler, 1881 Botys moeliusalis Walker, 1859 Botys reductalis Walker, 1866 Botys sabalis Walker, 1859 Nacoleia indica ab. pigralis Dognin, 1909 Omiodes dnopheralis Mabille, 1900 Psara lionnetalis Legrand, 1966

Omiodes indicata, the bean-leaf webworm moth or soybean leaf folder, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Florida to Texas, the West Indies and Mexico to South America,^[2] Cameroon, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the Seychelles, South Africa,^[3] India, Borneo^[4] and Australia (Queensland).

Larva

Damage

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown with some dark lines and patches across the wings.^[5]

The larvae feed on Arachis (including Arachis hypogaea), Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera, Calopogonium, Chrysanthemum indicum, Coleus, Gloriosa, Glycine max, Lantana camara, Nicotiana tabacum, Phaseolus (including Phaseolus vulgaris), Vigna unguiculata and Vigna vexillata. Young larvae live between two leaves spun together. Later instars may spin several leaves together. They feed on the mesophyll of the leaves but the final instar larvae completely skeletonise the leaves.^[6] The larvae are pale green with a pale brown head.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. Omiodes indicata (Fabricius) and Omiodes martyralis (Lederer) in Louisiana
3. Afro Moths
4. globiz.pyraloidea.org
5. Australian Insects
6. Plantwise