Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Euteliidae > Euteliinae > Penicillaria
Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852 – Mango Shoot Borer
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Penicillaria jocosatrix – Mango Shoot Borer
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852 – Mango Shoot Borer - Mangifera indica, Schinus terebinthifolia, Spondias pinnata (Anacardiaceae), Terminalia bellirica (Combretaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
References:
- OD: Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. Nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) 6: 304; TL: Java
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eute/jocosatrix.html
- http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Penicillaria-jocosatrix.php
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/euteliinae/euteliinae_1_1.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202823-Penicillaria-jocosatrix
- Hampson, G. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg. 393, # 2265 as Eutelia jocosatrix.
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Euteliidae > Euteliinae > Penicillaria
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Nair, V. P. 2021. Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852 – Mango Shoot Borer. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356662/Penicillaria-jocosatrix
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