학술논문

New host-plant records for the defoliator Ormiscodes amphimone (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Document Type
article
Source
Neotropical Entomology. December 2010 39(6)
Subject
Defoliation
Hemileucinae
herbivory
insect outbreak
Nothofagus pumilio
Patagonia
Language
English
ISSN
1519-566X
Abstract
Ormiscodes amphimone (Fabricius) is a phytophagous moth species known to severely defoliate woody species in Chile and Argentina. Here we document new records of O. amphimonehost associations emphasizing the role of Nothofagus pumilio as its primary host in our study area. This new record for Argentina is highly significant given the economic importance of N. pumilio as a timber resource and the potential of O. amphimone to generate extensive outbreaks.