2010年9月20日 星期一

新紀錄種細趾馬櫻丹羽蛾(Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864)在台灣與日本的發現

(可能也是個外來種, 因為馬櫻丹本身就是個源自新熱帶區的外來種)

文獻來源: Mano T. 2010. Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker, 1864), new to Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). The Japan Heterocerists' Journal 257: 178-180.

Abstract
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker, 1864), was found from Okinawa Prefecture (Okinawa-jima Is., Iriomote-jima Is.), southern part of Japan, and also from Formosa for the first time. An adult, male and female genitalia, larva and pupa were illustrated. In Japan, larvae of L. pusillidactyla injure flowers and premature fruits of Lantana camara and L. montevidensis (Verbenaceae). After blooming, dead petals of the plants are utilises as a shelter of the larva.

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