涟篦夜蛾Episparis tortuosalis Moore在海南岛尖峰岭是麻楝的一种常见食叶害虫,1973年在广西夏石林业试验站苗圃中的麻楝苗木,曾遭此虫的严重为害。据印度森林昆虫学记载,此虫在印度为害麻棟和黄兰。在1973至1974年期间,我们对此虫进行了初步观察和药剂毒杀试验,现整理如下。一、形态 (一)成虫雌虫体长21毫米左右,翅展49—56毫米;雄虫体长18毫米左右,翅展45—50毫米。体褐色,胸部和腹部具粗毛,雄虫比雌虫体色略深,色泽也较清晰。触角雌虫丝状,雄虫2/3为羽状,端部丝状。前翅前缘直,外缘自翅尖1/3处微内削。后翅外缘中部外凸,然后内削。雄虫前翅外缘线、亚外缘线、后横线白色,中线、基线也白色,但较模糊,有一白色新月形 Episparis tortuosalis Moore Epilepium tortuosalis Moore is a common leaf-eating pest of Melia azedarach in Jianfengling of Hainan Island. It was severely damaged by the pest in 1973 in the nursery of the Xiashi Forestry Experimental Station in Guangxi. According to Indian forest entomology records, this pest in India Ma Dong and Huang Lan. During the period from 1973 to 1974, we conducted a preliminary observation of this pest and a test of poisoning, which is summarized as follows. First, the form (a) adult female body length of about 21 mm, wingspan 49-56 mm; male body length of about 18 mm, wingspan 45-50 mm. Body brown, with shag on the chest and abdomen, male slightly darker than the female body color, color is also more clear. The antennal females are filiform, and the males 2/3 are feathery, ending filiform. Forewing straight edge, the outer edge of the wing tip 1/3 micro-cut. Hind wing outer edge of the central convex, and then cut. Male fronting margins, subtrian margins, rear horizontal white, midline, white at baseline, but less clear, with a white crescent