Marasmia trapezalis

TaxID: 1209544

Basic Information

Marasmia trapezalis

Maize Webworm

Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guen e in 1854. It can be found from Africa to the Pacific region, including Australia as well as in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Peru.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Crambidae

Marasmia

trapezalis

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Photos (5 photos)

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Marasmia trapezalis
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Marasmia trapezalis
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Marasmia trapezalis
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(c) botswanabugs@BY-NC

Morphological Features

The adult moth is golden-brown and has a dark band around the edges of its wings and many dark wavy lines in the middle.

Source: NCBI Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Tripti, Akshita Singh, Srinivasa Narayana. 2025. Morpho-Molecular Identification and Assessing the Incidence of Maize Leaf Folder, Marasmia trapezalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) a Pest of Maize. National Academy Science Letters

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (28 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Benin Present —
Bermuda Present —
Brazil Present —
Botswana Present —
Canada Present —
Cameroon Present —
France Present —
India Present —
Kenya Present —
Sri Lanka Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (26 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
PMANL4624-15 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 French Polynesia 1968-01-23 -8.87, -140.12
PMANL4623-15 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 French Polynesia 1968-03-11 -10.489, -138.635
PMANL1525-11 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Kenya 2011-08-18 3.144, 35.863
PMANK404-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 654 Nigeria 2006-06-04 7.501, 3.906
PMANK403-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-06-04 7.501, 3.906
PMANK402-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-06-04 7.501, 3.906
PMANK401-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-06-26 7.501, 3.906
PMANK400-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-06-25 7.501, 3.906
PMANK399-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-06-25 7.501, 3.906
PMANK265-06 BOLD:AAC0297 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 2006-03-14 7.501, 3.906
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Literature