The Cupmoth Scopelodes Dinawa B. Bak (Family Limacodidae) as a Pest of Manila Hemp and Mango.

Abstract

THE larvae of the Cupmoths (Limacodidae) are well known pests of various cultivated plants (Coconuts, African Oilpalm, Cacao, Coffee, Tea, Banana, Mango, etc.) in the tropical zone. Species of the Genera Susica Wlk., Thosea Wlk., Setora Wlk., Orthocraspeda Hemps., Narosa Wlk., AItha Wlk., and others have been recorded as polyphagous pests in the Oriental Region, species of the Genus Parasa from the Oriental and from the Aethiopian and of the Genus Sibine from the Neotropical Zoogeographical Region.