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Lima Bean Pod Borer
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Lima Bean Pod Borer
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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LIMA BEAN POD BORER FACTS |
Identification
The adult Lima Bean Pod Borer moth is brown with a yellow band across the wings, and yellowish leading edge to each forewing.
Other Names
Gold-banded Etiella Moth
Size
wingspan 20mm
Food
The caterpillar is an agricultural and horticultural pest of various bean species (Fabaceae family), including Mung Beans, Lima Beans. It feeds on the beans inside the pod.
Range
A pest species in various parts of the world. Found in Queensland in Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Pyralidae | | Genus: | Etiella | | Species: | zinckenella | | Common Name: | Lima Bean Pod Borer |
Relatives in same Genus
Lucerne Seed Web Moth (E. behrii)
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