''Maruca'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Crambidae
Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...
,
commonly known as bean pod borers.
Species
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Maruca amboinalis''
(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Maruca fuscalis''
Yamanaka, 1998
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Maruca nigroapicalis
''Maruca nigroapicalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1930. It is found in Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland S ...
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de Joannis, 1930
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Maruca vitrata
''Maruca vitrata'' is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Its common names include the maruca pod borer, bean pod borer, soybean pod borer, mung moth, and the legume pod borer. The s ...
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(Fabricius, 1787)
References
Spilomelinae
Moths of Japan
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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