DNA Barcoding, Morphological Description and Field Diagnostics of Eublemma amabilis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)
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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1169Keywords:
Kerria sp., lac, Tachardiidae, COI, lepidopteran predator, Eublemma amabilis, biotic stress, lac cultivationAbstract
Lac is an important commodity because of its versatile usage, biodegradability, and potentiality to sustain the livelihood of tribal community of India. Lepidopteran pest of Indian lac insect, Eublemma amabilis Moore [1884] (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) causes significant loss than any other lepidopteran pest thereof, both in wild and cultivated crop. Even though it’s a regular pest recorded for decades, its taxonomic studies are lacking. In the present study, we have redescribed E. amabilis added photographic illustrations of male and female genitalia and which is also supported by a novel mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA barcode.
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