Maruca vitrata - Lace Pearl, Legume podborer

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Maruca vitrata
Maruca vitrata
Maruca vitrata
Maruca vitrata

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cloud Pool (left); Archway Gorge, Muredzi River (2 x centre) and Zebra Ranger Camp (right), Gorongosa National Park.

Species details:

Notes: This species is considered a pest on many leguminous crops.
Distribution: Pantropical.
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Literature: africanmoths.com
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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Maruca vitrata .
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402610, retrieved 31 March 2025

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