Open AccessFirst record of Sphacelodes vulneraria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) damaging Hovenia dulcis in Brazil
Author(s) -
Leandro do Prado Ribeiro,
Camila Corrêa,
Rodolfo Vargas Castilhos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pesquisa florestal brasileira
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1983-2605
pISSN - 1809-3647
DOI - 10.4336/2017.pfb.37.91.1209
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , biology , rhamnaceae , horticulture , botany
Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae), popularly known as Japanese raisin tree, is commonly used in shading aviaries and pigsties in south Brazil. In this note, we report for the first time the occurrence of Sphacelodes vulneraria (Hübner, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) damaging H. dulcis crops in Brazil and its potential as a new pest of this forest species