Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

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FAMILY Crambidae
SUBFAMILY Spilomelinae
GENUS Maruca
SPECIES vitrata
AUTHOR(Fabricius, 1787)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONP.[halaena] vitrata
TYPE LOCALITY[India], Habitat Tranquebariae.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Not stated, not found (see C. Guillermet 2009: 405).
STATUS Species
COMMENTPerhaps two different species (see Margam et al. 2011).
PUBLICATION Fabricius J. C. 1787. Mantissa Insectorum sistens species nuper detectas synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, emendationibus. - — 2:1-382.
PAGINATION 215 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
aquitilis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Synonym of species
bifenestralis (Mabille, 1880) Synonym of species
testulalis (Geyer, 1832) Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola     C. Hines
Benin   Arodokoun D. Y., Tamo M., Cloutier C. & Brodeur J. 2006. Larval parasitoids occurring on Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Benin, West Africa. - Agriculture, Ecosystematics and Environment 113:320-325. 320
Burkina Faso   Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Ba M. N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C. L., Baoua A., Ishiyaku M. F., Shukle J. T., Hellmich R. L., Covas F. G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B. R. & Murdock L. L. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). - Molecular Biology Reports 38:893-903. 899
Cameroon   Strand E. 1913d. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. (Verschiedene Familien). - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78 (A) (1912)(12):30-84, pls 1-2. 76
Cape Verde Santo Antão Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86:320-336. 332 (as testulalis)
Cape Verde Santiago Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. - In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). - — :1-155; chapter pagination 87-90. 90 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the   Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 15:1-110, pls 1-8. 94 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Ethiopia   Amsel H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. - Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 121:1-12. 3 (as testulalis)
Gambia     R. Goff
Ghana     J. Jörpeland
Kenya   Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 175 (as testulalis)
Liberia   Poltavsky A. N., Sáfián Sz., Simonics G., Kravchenko V. D. & Müller G. C. 2019. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season. - Israel Journal of Entomology 49(1):11-40. 26
Madagascar   Mabille P. 1880e. Comptes Rendus. Diagnoses Lepidopterorum Malgassicorum. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique 23:xvi-xxvii. xxv (as bifenestralis)
Mali   Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018a. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. - Israel Journal of Entomology 48:69-78. 73
Mauritius   Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 176 (as testulalis)
Mozambique   Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785. 184
Namibia   Maes K. V. N. 2004a. Crambidae: Noordinae, Odontiinae, Pyraustinae, Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). - In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. - Esperiana Memoir 1:221-234. 226
Niger   Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Ba M. N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C. L., Baoua A., Ishiyaku M. F., Shukle J. T., Hellmich R. L., Covas F. G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B. R. & Murdock L. L. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). - Molecular Biology Reports 38:893-903. 899
Nigeria   Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 176 (as testulalis)
Oman   Gillett M. P. T. 1997a. Brief notes on some species of micro-moths newly reported from Al Ain. - Tribulus 7(1):19-20. 19
Réunion   Guenée A. M. 1862. Lépidoptères. - In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G). - — :1-72; pls. 12-13. 63 (as testulalis)
Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)37 (1965):1-210, pls 1-16. 109
Seychelles Aride Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. - — :1-130, 32 pls. 50
Sierra Leone   Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. - — :i-vi, 1-46, pls 1-3. 46 (as testulalis)
Somalia   Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 176 (as testulalis)
South Africa   Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. - — :i-xxi, 1-385.  
Tanzania   Janse A. J. T. 1924. List of species of Pyralidae, collected by T. Alexander Barns, in Central Africa, 1919, 1920, 1921. - Bulletin of the Hill Museum 1(3):484-488. 487
Uganda   Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). - Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés (3) 7:121-240. 176 (as testulalis)
United Arab Emirates   Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. - In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. - — 1 (2007):469-561. 554
Zambia   Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910(2):388-510, pls 36-41. 503 (as testulalis)
Zimbabwe     R. Butler

Notes:  Tropical regions of the whole world (J. Ghesquière 1942a: 176, Legrand 1966: 109, D. Martiré & J. Rochat 2008: 253).

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Fabaceae Cajanus cajan Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 39(2):131-135. 133 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Phaseolus aureus United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. - In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. - — 1 (2007):469-561. 554
Fabaceae Phaseolus vulgaris Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11. 405
Malvaceae Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11. 405
Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11. 405
Fabaceae Pisum sativum Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. - — :1-552, pls 1-11. 405
Fabaceae Vigna unguiculata Burkina Fasso Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Ba M. N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C. L., Baoua A., Ishiyaku M. F., Shukle J. T., Hellmich R. L., Covas F. G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B. R. & Murdock L. L. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). - Molecular Biology Reports 38:893-903. 899
Fabaceae Vigna unguiculata Nigeria Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Ba M. N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C. L., Baoua A., Ishiyaku M. F., Shukle J. T., Hellmich R. L., Covas F. G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B. R. & Murdock L. L. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). - Molecular Biology Reports 38:893-903. 899
Fabaceae Vigna unguiculata Niger Margam V. M., Coates B. S., Ba M. N., Sun W., Binso-Dabire C. L., Baoua A., Ishiyaku M. F., Shukle J. T., Hellmich R. L., Covas F. G., Ramasamy S., Armstrong J., Pittendrigh B. R. & Murdock L. L. 2011. Geographic distribution of phylogenetically-distinct legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). - Molecular Biology Reports 38:893-903. 899
Fabaceae Cajanus indicus Seychelles Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)37 (1965):1-210, pls 1-16. 109
Fabaceae Phaseolus vulgaris Congo, DR Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 34(1):101-108. 176
Fabaceae Vigna unguiculata Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 39(2):131-135. 133 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Vigna radiata West Africa Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018b. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa. - Zootaxa 4457:39-69. 53
Poaceae Oryza sativa West Africa Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018b. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa. - Zootaxa 4457:39-69. 53
Fabaceae Cajanus cajan Cape Verde Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86:320-336. 332 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Lablab purpureus Cape Verde Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 86:320-336. 332 (as testulalis)
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Arachis hypogaea East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Cajanus cajan East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Canavalia ensiformis East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Lablab purpureus East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Lupinus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Phaseolus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Pisum sativum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Vigna sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)
Fabaceae Kotschya africana East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 36(314):45-50. 49 (as testulalis)

*   Polyphagous (see J. E. F. Asselbergs 2008: 554).

Species Parasitoids

FAMILYSPECIESCOUNTRYPUBLICATION
Ichneumonidae Trathala flavoorbitalis   Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. - Zootaxa 3278:1-57.