''Maruca vitrata'' is a pantropical insect pest of leguminous crops like pigeon pea, cowpea, mung bean and soybean. Its common names include the maruca pod borer, bean pod borer, soybean pod borer, mung moth, and the legume pod borer. It can cause losses of 20–80% on the harvests of cowpeas.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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