
Taxonomic Information
Etiella Zeller, 1839 species known from India:
Etiella grisea Hampson, 1903. Lacks a conspicuous white subcostal fascia on forewing.
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) - Lima Bean Pod Borer. India.
Etiella behrii (Zeller, 1848) (Australian species; best separated by comparing genitalia).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Total | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) – Lima Bean Pod Borer: Zea mays (Poaceae), Vigna unguiculata, Vigna mungo, Vicia sativa, Vicia faba, Phaseolus vulgaris, Lathyrus oleraceus, Lathyrus sativus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Sesbania, Spartium, Tephrosia candida, Tephrosia vogelii, Lablab purpureus, Lupinus spp.,Macrotyloma uniflorum, Mucuna, Parkia, Phaseolus lunatus, Crotalaria linifolia ,Crotalaria retusa, Crotalaria spectabilis, Crotalaria trichotoma, Glycine max, Cicer arietinum, Arachis hypogaea, Caesalpinia, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria saltiana? (Fabaceae), Opuntia (Cactaceae), Cucurbita, Citrullus spp. (Cucurbitaceae), Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae), Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- OD: Etiella zinckenella Treitschke, 1832. Versuch einer naturgemäßen Eintheilung der Schaben. Isis von Oken, Leipzig [32] (3).
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. pg. 108, #4434.
- Liu, H.X. and Li, H.H., 2014. Taxonomic study of the genus Etiella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in China.Zoological Systematics 39(1), pp.149-153.
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/zinckenella.html
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=77023
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126738-Etiella-zinckenella
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) – Lima Bean Pod Borer. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.82. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/etiella-zinckenella, accessed 2025/02/09.