Mung-moth
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Maruca
bean pod borers
Maruca is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae, commonly known as bean pod borers. The genus includes economically significant agricultural pests, particularly Maruca vitrata (legume pod borer), which attacks a wide range of legume crops. Species in this genus are distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific. The larvae are specialized feeders on leguminous plants, causing damage to pods and seeds.