First record of folivory on a newly documented host plant for the little known geometrid moth Eupithecia yubitzae Vargas & Parra (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in northern Chile

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Héctor A. Vargas¹  Marcelo Vargas-ortiz¹  Wilson Huanca-mamani¹ 

关键词: Acacia macracantha;    Anacardiaceae;    DNA barcodes;    Fabaceae;    Schinus molle;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rbe.2015.02.013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The native tree Schinus molle (Anacardiacae) is reported for the first time as a host plant for larvae of the little known geometrid moth Eupithecia yubitzae Vargas & Parra (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, based on morphology and DNA barcodes. This discovery importantly expands the host range of E. yubitzae, as previous records were restricted to Fabaceae trees. Larvae were previously known as florivorous, while these were found to be folivorous on S. molle. Furthermore, host-associated cryptic larval polychromatism was detected, as larvae collected on S. molle were found to be mostly pale green, contrasting with the dark yellow ground color of the larvae typically collected on fabaceous host plants.

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