melonworm

Insects: Foliage Feeding Insects
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Lepidoptera > Crambidae > Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus)

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1305017 Adult(s) The melonworm adult has white wings with a narrow dark band around the margin and a tuft of bushy hairlike scales at the tip of the abdomen. The pickleworm adult looks similar, but with brown forewings with a large yellow spot near the center and yellow hindwings with a dark border. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305032 Adult(s) The melonworm adult has white wings with a narrow dark band around the margin and a tuft of bushy hairlike scales at the tip of the abdomen. The pickleworm adult looks similar, but with brown forewings with a large yellow spot near the center and yellow hindwings with a dark border. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305033 Adult(s) The melonworm adult has white wings with a narrow dark band around the margin and a tuft of bushy hairlike scales at the tip of the abdomen. The pickleworm adult looks similar, but with brown forewings with a large yellow spot near the center and yellow hindwings with a dark border. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305028 Damage Melonworm will primarily feed on foliage early in development, but can cause complete defoliation and will feed on fruit. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305029 Larva(e) The mid-instar larva on top shows the distince white logitudinal strips of most larvae. Last instar larvae may lose these strips, as seen in the larva on bottom. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305030 Larva(e) Early instar larvae of melonworm have two longitudinal white strips; however, these may be faint and require examination under magnification to be clearly seen. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1305031 Larva(e) Note the two longitudinal white strips which are characteristic of most larvae of this species. The strips may be faint in early instars and may be lost in the last instar. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1327042 Larva(e) Early and late instar melonworm larvae. A key characteristic is the two white lines running the length of the body. These lines are faint in the early instars but can be easily seen under magnification. Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
1327045 Larva(e) Alton N. Sparks, Jr.
2511046 Larva(e) David Riley


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