ISSN:
1423-0445
Keywords:
larval host plants
;
distribution
;
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
Othreis fullonia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The adult fruit piercing moth,Othreis fullonia, a native of the indo-Malaysian region, causes severe damage to fruits grown throughout the tropical and subtropical belt from Africa through Asia and Australia to the Pacific Islands. Plants of the family Menispermaceae and the genusErythrina (Fabaceae) serve as larval hosts but the adult moths prefer Menispermaceae plants for oviposition. In Africa, Asia and Australia, the moth does not lay eggs onErythrina since members of the Menispermaceae are abundant. However in the insular Pacific region, where most islands have few or no species of Menispermaceae, the introduced fruit piercing moth utilizesErythrina as an alternate larval host, and either depletes, endangers or causes the possible extinction of Menispermaceae.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01259435
