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What are the characteristics of Robinia pseudoacacia?

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Black locust diamondback moth, also known as bean diamondback moth. It is mainly harmful to Robinia pseudoacacia, soybeans, vines and so on. The larvae feed on the leaves, and in serious cases, the leaves can be eaten up. The adult worm has a body length of 40mm to 50mm, a wingspan of 100mm to 120mm, yellow-brown body wings, dark purple of the head and forechest dorsal plate, a pale white semicircular spot near the center of the forewing, six wavy stripes on the wing surface, and a dark brown twill on the top of the wing to divide the top angle into two parts; the rear wing is dark brown and dark brown in the middle. Egg, oval, yellow and white. Larva, the last instar is about 80 mm.

Black locust diamondback moth, also known as bean diamondback moth. It is mainly harmful to Robinia pseudoacacia, soybeans, vines and so on. The larvae feed on the leaves, and in serious cases, the leaves can be eaten up.

The adult worm has a body length of 40mm to 50mm, a wingspan of 100mm to 120mm, yellow-brown body wings, dark purple of the head and forechest dorsal plate, a pale white semicircular spot near the center of the forewing, six wavy stripes on the wing surface, and a dark brown twill on the top of the wing to divide the top angle into two parts; the rear wing is dark brown and dark brown in the middle. Egg, oval, yellow and white. The larva, about 80 mm in length at the last instar, has a dark green body with yellow thorn-like particles, with 7 white twill stripes on the ventral side and no tail horn on the abdomen. Pupa, ca. 50 mm, long oval, reddish brown.

The black locust diamondback moth has one generation a year. The mature larvae were buried in the soil to survive the winter. In the following year, it pupated in late June, began to emerge into adults in early July, and reached its peak in the middle of July. Adults often lay eggs on the back of leaves. The egg period is 6-7 days. It hatched into larvae in late July, and the larval period was about 40 days. In September, the larvae matured and buried in the soil to survive the winter.

 
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