diatraeae confirms the generalist habit of this parasitoid, as reported with Antiearsia gemmatalis Hubner, Heliothis vireseens (Fabricius), Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Noctuidae) and Diatraea saeeharalis (Fabricius) (Pyralidae) (Paron and Berti-Filho, 2000), Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll) (
Geometridae) (Pereira et al., 2008) Tenebrio molitor L.
A comparison of manual and automatic moth sampling methods (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae,
Geometridae) in a rain forest in Costa Rica.
Em relacao a riqueza total, a maioria dos individuos pertence a familia Nymphalidae (73,56%), seguida por Pieridae (7,80%), Hesperiidae (6,10%), Notodontidae (5,25%),
Geometridae (3,56%), Lycaenidae (1,52%), Arctiidae (1,02%), Crambidae (0,51%), Papilionidae (0,34%) e Riodinidae (0,34%).
(2005) Biological characteristics of Trichogramma pretiosum and Trichogramma acacioi (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae), parasitoids of the avocado defoliator Nipteria panacea (Lep.:
Geometridae), on eggs of Anagasta kuehniella (Lep.: Pyralidae).
(Lepidoptera:
Geometridae) and its entomopathogenic fungi.
Saturniidae, Sphingidae and
Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of Yaboti Biosphere Reserve (Argentina) and surroundings
Occurrence of
Geometridae on soybeans in Parana, Brazil.
In Columbia, the defoliating caterpillar Glena bisulca (Lepidoptera:
Geometridae) has caused severe damage to plantations of Cupressus lusitanica and to a lesser degree Pinus patula (Drooz and Bustillio 1972).
Moths belonging to five families were observed visiting the flowers: Noctuidae (represented by nine morphospecies),
Geometridae (five morphospecies); Arctiidae, Pyralidae, and Pyromorphidae (one morphospecies each).
Insects (mostly Lepidoptera:
Geometridae, and Diptera: Tipulidae and Trichoceridae) were also observed on 61 occasions during all months.