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Unidentified Insects Moth & parasitic fly, Jatropha, India

Moth & parasitic fly, Jatropha

December 2005. The moth attacks the inflorescence 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.

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