Leuroperna sera

Leuroperna sera is a moth of the family Plutellidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[1] It is found in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka,[2] Australia, and New Zealand.[3]

Leuroperna sera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Plutellidae
Genus:
Leuroperna
Species:
L. sera
Binomial name
Leuroperna sera
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Caunaca sera Meyrick, 1886
  • Plutella sera (Meyrick, 1885)

The wingspan of the adult is 10 millimetres (0.39 in).[4] Similar to sympatric moth Plutella xylostella, but can be distinguished by much broader wings and genitalia. The caterpillar is about 10 mm in maximum length. Head with numerous blackish-brown dots. Body green to yellowish tinged with a slender red or pale red dorsal, subdorsal, supraspiracular, subspiracular, and basal lines. Pupa very similar to above mentioned species, but with a pair of hooked setae and maxilla is always shorter than the mid-leg. Pupation is in an open net-like white cocoon on leaf underside. Caterpillars of the two species co-exist in the crop plants.[5]

The caterpillar is known to feed on economically valuable crucifers such as Brassica juncea, Brassica napus, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, radish, turnip and many other wild crucifers.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Plutella sera Meyrick, 1886". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2013). "Leuroperna sera (Meyrick, 1885)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (August 22, 2004). "Leuroperna sera". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  5. "Taxonomic Notes on the Diamondback Moth" (PDF). Entomological Laboratory, College of Agriculture, University of Osaka. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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