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Crops Trees, palms & pandanus Trees Jatropha, moth & parasitic fly, India

Moth & parasitic fly, Jatropha

December 2005. The moth attacks the inflorescnece and also bores into the capsules of Jatropha. It is parasitised by a dipteran. Most probably it belongs to genus Pempelia ( Phycitinae: Pyralidae). Confirmation was requested. There was no response.