Taxonomic note about Willow Ermine Moth Yponomeuta rorrellus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from Ladakh division of Jammu & Kashmir, India

Authors

  • Mudasir Ahmed Dar Division of Plant Protection; Department of Entomology, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India- 191132 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1578-3066
  • Shahid Ali Akbar Division of Plant Protection; Department of Entomology, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India- 191132 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-136X
  • Govindasamy Mahendiran ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources P.B. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellari Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560024 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3151-8959

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2995.9.6.10361-10364

Keywords:

Ladakh, pest, Willow Small Ermine Moth, Yponomeuta.

Abstract

Yponomeuta rorrellus(Hübner, 1796) is considered a monophagous pest of the willow plantation (Salix spp.) in Drass and Leh districts of Ladakh Division (Jammu & Kashmir), with its peak activity recorded during the months of July and August.  The taxonomic study of the species is presented here for the first time.

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26-06-2017

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Vol. 9 No. 6 (2017)

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