Open AccessObservations on Philobota sp (Lepidoptera Oecophoridae) near Hamilton in 2012
Author(s) -
P.J. Gerard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand weed and pest control conference/new zealand plant protection/proceedings of the ... national weeds conference/proceedings of the new zealand weed control conference/proceedings of the new zealand plant protection conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0370-2804
pISSN - 0370-0968
DOI - 10.30843/nzpp.2013.66.5574
Subject(s) - biology , lepidoptera genitalia , fecundity , ichneumonidae , population , pupa , zoology , parasitoid , ecology , larva , botany , demography , sociology
Two species of Philobota (Lepidoptera Oecophoridae) have been confirmed to be present in New Zealand These are P chionoptera found near Napier and Cape Kidnappers and an unnamed species ANIC5 belonging to the P hydara group found at Ruakura Research Centre Hamilton In spring 2012 a light trap confirmed the presence of a selfsustaining population of the latter at Ruakura Emergence commenced 1 October peaked on 30 October and the last moth was trapped on 3 December Prior to the peak males dominated the female population by 151 while after the peak the ratio was reduced to 141 Both mated and unmated females were collected and the maximum fecundity was 120 eggs The moth was confirmed at a site 2 km from the Research Centre A parasitoid Anacis sp (Ichneumonidae Cryptini) was collected in a cage containing Philobota sp ANIC5 pupae