Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue: 1

Hibiscus arnottianus (Family: Malvacea) - A new host plant record for leaf roller Haritalodes derogata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Department of Entomology, Palar Agricultural College (PAC), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vellore - 635805, Tamil Nadu, India

*E-mail: selvamentomology@gmail.com

Online published on 3 July, 2025.

Abstract

This study reports on the occurrence of the leaf roller moth, Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) on Hibiscus arnottianus (Family: Malvacea) in Palar Agriculture College, Melpatti, Pernambut Road, Kothamarikuppam, Tamil Nadu, India. The research delves into biological and morphometric data related to the developmental stages of the moth.

Keywords

Hibiscus arnottianus, Haritalodes derogata, Palar agricultural college, Metamorphic data