Amphipyra monolitha Guenée - JADAM Organic Farming

The first impression of Amphipyra monolitha Guenee was strong. I saw butch of them on the wall. They did not run away even though I approached them. They were quite big and strong. One day I got to know they damage leaves of an apple tree. They started to appear a lot during spring. Therefore, I collected and raised them to see their process of growing. I found the difference with Amphipyra pyramidea, so I named it with Amphipyra monoitha Guenee for now.

Amphipyra monolitha Guenee
Lepodoptera Noctuidae

О Scientific name: Amphipyra monolitha Guenée,
О Size : the length of the larva is 40~45㎜ and the length of its adult's wings are 25~25mm
О Host : peach trees, apple trees, cherry trees
О Distribution : Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the far east part of Russia, Pakistan, Nepal, and the north part of India.

The length of the larva is around 40mm to 45mm and its body is thick. The color of its body is light green with white dots. The 9th joint of its abdomen is projecting. Moreover, there are clear yellow lines all over its body.

Amphipyra monolitha guenees drill a hole inside of new bud of peach and damage it. They start to damage from the fleet of a branch and slowly move to down. Sometimes they drill a hole inside of flower bud and stay in there. Generally, they appear in the early spring and damage the new leaves and buds.

There will be damages during early May by early-instar larvae and they become pupas during late June. From late June to early July, they become an adult. There is no report about their wintering.

Translated by Sunyoung Cho

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