Open AccessTHE LEPIDOPTEROUS FAUNA OF CAPEWEED ( ARCTOTHECA CALENDULA ) IN VICTORIA WITH KEYS FOR LARVAL IDENTIFICATION
Author(s) -
Cordingley Charlma L.,
Danthanarayana W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1976.tb02068.x
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , biology , fauna , larva , identification (biology) , zoology , ecology , botany
The larvae of eleven species of Lepidoptera belonging to six families were found to feed on capeweed ( Arctotheca calendula ) in Victoria. Taxonomic descriptions of most of the larvae and keys for their identification are presented. Some of the Lepidoptera found are economically important.