First record of Phidotricha erigens Ragonot, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a pest in coffee plants in the world and Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Amazonian Robusta in Brazil

Authors

  • Vando Miossi Rondelli
  • Caren Catiele de Carvalho Rodrigues
  • José Nilton Medeiros Costa
  • Jairo Rafael Machado Dias

Abstract

In the coffee farming of the Rondônia state, Brazil, population outbreaks and economic losses associated with the rosette caterpillar have been increasingly frequent. Two species of rosette caterpillars [Phidotricha erigens Ragonot, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)] have been found infesting Amazonian Robusta coffee plants in the Rondônia state. Cryptoblabes gnidiella was recorded for the first time in coffee plants in the Rondônia state, whereas P. erigens was identified for the first time as a pest in coffee plants (Coffea sp.) in the world. In the sampled areas, P. erigens predominated over C. gnidiella, being probably the species that has caused the greatest damage to coffee in Rondônia. Both species cause similar injuries to coffee plants, as they consume flower buds, flowers, peduncle of the flower buds and fruits, and fruits in formation.

KEYWORDS: Coffea canephora, rosette caterpillar, insect-plant interaction.

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Published

2025-11-24

How to Cite

RONDELLI, Vando Miossi; RODRIGUES, Caren Catiele de Carvalho; COSTA, José Nilton Medeiros; DIAS, Jairo Rafael Machado. First record of Phidotricha erigens Ragonot, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as a pest in coffee plants in the world and Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Millière, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Amazonian Robusta in Brazil. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, p. e84006, 2025. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/84006. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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v. 55 (2025)

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Scientific Note

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