Acria meyricki

Acria meyricki
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Acria]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/AcriaA. meyricki
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/AcriaAcria meyricki; Shashank, Saravana, Kalidas, Phanikumar, Ramamurthy & Bose, 2015

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Acria meyricki, also known as oil palm leaf webworm,^[2] is a moth in the family Depressariidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was described by Shashank and colleagues in 2015 and named in honor of Edward Meyrick, "renowned expert of Microlepidoptera".^[1] It is known from Andhra Pradesh, India.^[1]^[2]^[4]

The forewing length is 5.5–7.2 mm (0.22–0.28 in).^[1] The larvae feed on oil palms.^[1]^[2] They can also successfully develop when feeding on coconut (Cocos nucifera).^[2] Since 2005, Acria meyricki has become a regular pest on oil palm plantations, sometimes causing severe damage.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Shashank, P.R; Saravanan, L.; Kalidas, P.; Phanikumar, T.; Ramamurthy, V. V. & Bose, N. S.Chandra (2015). "A new species of the genus Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Acriinae) from India". Zootaxa. 3957 (2): 226–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.6. PMID 26249068.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Saravanan, L.; Kalidas, P.; Phanikumar, T.; Dwarakakumar, D.; Gupta, Ankita & Arunkumar, R. (2020). "Life history, phenology, host range and natural enemies of Acria meyricki Shashank and Ramamurthy (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae): an emerging defoliator of oil palm, Elaeis guineenis Jacq. in India". Phytoparasitica. 48 (3): 427–454. Bibcode:2020Phyto..48..427S. doi:10.1007/s12600-020-00806-7.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Acria Stephens, 1834". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
↑ Saravanan, L.; Phanikumar, T.; Kumar, D. Dwaraka; Arunkumar, R. (2022). "Seasonal activity of oil palm leaf webworm, Acria meyricki Shashank and Ramamurthy and its natural enemies in oil palm-cocoa intercropping system and their management in oil palm". Journal of Entomological Research. 46 (3): 483–489. doi:10.5958/0974-4576.2022.00085.8. ISSN 0378-9519.

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[Shashank_et_al._2015-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Shashank, P.R; Saravanan, L.; Kalidas, P.; Phanikumar, T.; Ramamurthy, V. V. & Bose, N. S.Chandra (2015). "A new species of the genus Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Acriinae) from India". Zootaxa. 3957 (2): 226–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.6. PMID 26249068.

[Saravanan_et_al._2020-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Saravanan, L.; Kalidas, P.; Phanikumar, T.; Dwarakakumar, D.; Gupta, Ankita & Arunkumar, R. (2020). "Life history, phenology, host range and natural enemies of Acria meyricki Shashank and Ramamurthy (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae): an emerging defoliator of oil palm, Elaeis guineenis Jacq. in India". Phytoparasitica. 48 (3): 427–454. Bibcode:2020Phyto..48..427S. doi:10.1007/s12600-020-00806-7.

[Savela-3] Savela, Markku. "Acria Stephens, 1834". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[Saravanan-2022-4] Saravanan, L.; Phanikumar, T.; Kumar, D. Dwaraka; Arunkumar, R. (2022). "Seasonal activity of oil palm leaf webworm, Acria meyricki Shashank and Ramamurthy and its natural enemies in oil palm-cocoa intercropping system and their management in oil palm". Journal of Entomological Research. 46 (3): 483–489. doi:10.5958/0974-4576.2022.00085.8. ISSN 0378-9519.

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