Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854)
(erroneously known as : Lamprosema abstitalis)
Bean Leafroller
 SPILOMELINI   ,     PYRAUSTINAE   ,     CRAMBIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Omiodes diemenalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, LeapFrogOz, Kuranda)

This species of Caterpillar is a pest on various types of Bean ( FABACEAE ), such as

  • Soybeans ( Glycine max ),
  • Garden Beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ), and
  • Mung Beans ( Vigna radiata ).

    It lives in a shelter made from a rolled up leaf.

    The adult moth is yellow, with brown broad wavy bands and spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 cms.

    It is found around the tropics, including:

  • Thailand,
  • Micronesia,
  • Pacific Islands,
  • Hong Kong,
    and in Australia including:
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 9.5 p. 357.

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    (updated 12 April 2011)