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

DNA barcoding, morphological description and field diagnostics of Eublemma amabilis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

  • Author:
  • Mahesh M Jadhav, P R Shashank*, A T Rani2, A Mohanasundaram1, N N Rajgopal1, Santhosh Naik, Roopa Patil3, Nitish Ranjan Prakash4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Jul 12, 2023
  • Page Number: 96 to 100

1ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi834010, Jharkhand, India

2Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Chettalli, Regional station ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru560089, Karnataka, India

3Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada581401, Karnataka, India

4ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Canning Town, South 24 Paraganas743329, West Bengal, India

National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi110012, India

*Email: spathour@gmail.com (corresponding author): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8177-6091

Online Published on 12 July, 2023.

Abstract

Lac is an important commodity because of its versatile usage, biodegradability, and potentiality to sustain the livelihood of tribal community of India. Lepidopteran pest of Indian lac insect, Eublemma amabilis Moore [1884] (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) causes significant loss than any other lepidopteran pest thereof, both in wild and cultivated crop. Even though it’s a regular pest recorded for decades, its taxonomic studies are lacking. In the present study, we have redescribed E. amabilis added photographic illustrations of male and female genitalia and which is also supported by a novel mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA barcode.

Keywords

Kerria sp., Lac, Tachardiidae, COI, Lepidopteran predator, Eublemma amabilis, Biotic stress, Lac cultivation