Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 2

Little bear moth of the genus Phykodes rindsberg (Lepidoptera: Brachodidae): A lesser-known and new pest from the Western Ghats of India

  • Author:
  • Aparna Sureshchandra Kalawate*, Prachee Surwade
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Jul 11, 2023
  • Page Number: 396 to 399

Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidya Nagar, Sector-29, P.C.N.T. (PO), Rawet Road, Akurdi, Pune, Maharashtra411044, India

*Email: k.aparna@zsi.gov.in (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-6595-6749

Online Published on 11 July, 2023.

Abstract

This study reports a new pest, Phykodes radiata (Ochsenheimer (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from a poorly known family of moths, the Brachodidae on Ficus from Western Ghats of India.

Keywords

Phykodes radiate, Phycodinae, Cossoidea, Sesioidea, Ficus, Cucurbits, New record, Western Ghats, Gaganbawda, Maharashtra, Day flying