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Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787)

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) unknown Not stated, not found (see C. Guillermet 2009a: 405). India [India], Habitat Tranquebariae. Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 215
Distribution note:

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

Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Angola page C. Hines
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) 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). page 899
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cabo 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). page 90 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 332 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cameroon Strand E. 1913d. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. (Verschiedene Familien). page 76
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. page 94 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Ethiopia Amsel H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. page 3 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Gambia page R. Goff
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Ghana page J. Jörpeland
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Kenya Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 175 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) 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. page 26
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Madagascar Mabille P. 1880d. Comptes Rendus. Diagnoses Lepidopterorum Malgassicorum. page xxv (as bifenestralis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) 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. page 73
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Mauritius Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 176 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Mozambique Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 184
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) 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. page 226
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) 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). page 899
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Nigeria Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 176 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Oman Gillett M. P. T. 1997a. Brief notes on some species of micro-moths newly reported from Al Ain. page 19
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Réunion Guenée A. M. 1862. Lépidoptères. – In: Maillard, L., Notes sur l'île de la Réunion (Bourbon) (Annexe G). page 63 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 109
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Seychelles Aride Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 50
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 46 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Somalia Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 176 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Tanzania Janse A. J. T. 1924. List of species of Pyralidae, collected by T. Alexander Barns, in Central Africa, 1919, 1920, 1921. page 487
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Uganda Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 176 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 503 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Plant note:

Polyphagous (see a.o. R. Paulian & P. Viette 1956: 184, J. E. F. Asselbergs 2008: 554).

Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 133 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 332 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Cajanus indicus Fabaceae Seychelles Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 109
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Canavalia ensiformis Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Malvaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 405
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 184 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Kotschya africana Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Lablab purpureus Fabaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 332 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Lablab purpureus Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Lupinus sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 184 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 405
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Oryza sativa Poaceae 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. page 53
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Phaseolus aureus Fabaceae United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Ghesquière J. 1940c. Quelques microlépidoptères gelechiadae congolais. page 176
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 405
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Pisum sativum Fabaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 405
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Pisum sativum Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna radiata Fabaceae 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. page 53
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 49 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae 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). page 899
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae 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). page 899
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 133 (as testulalis)
Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae 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). page 899
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Maruca aquitalis Shibuya, 1928 Shibuya, 1928 species Misapplied Maruca aquitalis
Maruca aquitilis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) species Synonym Hydrocampa aquitilis
Maruca bifenestralis (Mabille, 1880) (Mabille, 1880) species Synonym Botys bifenestralis
Maruca testubalis Ghesquière, 1931 Ghesquière, 1931 species Misapplied Maruca testubalis
Maruca testulalis (Geyer, 1832) (Geyer, 1832) species Synonym Crochiphora testulalis