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Leucinodes

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Leucinodes
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Leucinodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

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Leucinodes species have been documented as eggplant fruit borers.[2][3][4] They are occasionally imported by accident from African and Asian countries to North America and Europe and pose medium threats to Solanaceae crops.[5][6]

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Species

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Leucinodes orbonalis, imago
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Leucinodes orbonalis, caterpillar feeding in an eggplant fruit
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Former species

Taxonomy

Hyperanalyta Strand, 1918 was formerly treated as a synonym of Leucinodes, but was found to be a synonym of Analyta Lederer, 1863.[6]

References

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