Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies
The genus <i>Yponomeuta</i> is widely known as a forestry insect pest group; however, it is extremely difficult to identify it at the species level because of its small size and morphological complexity. Thus far, only a few major species and host plants, as well as natural enemy informa...
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| description | The genus <i>Yponomeuta</i> is widely known as a forestry insect pest group; however, it is extremely difficult to identify it at the species level because of its small size and morphological complexity. Thus far, only a few major species and host plants, as well as natural enemy information, are known through European research within the limited eastern Palearctic region. In this study, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> Matsumura is revealed to be a severe forestry insect pest for <i>Euonymus japonicus</i> Thunb. (Celastraceae) in Korea, which constitutes part of the western Palearctic region. We observed that numerous tiny larvae caused serious damage to its leaves and partially or entirely covered the tree by making communal silk webs. To rapidly and accurately identify this insect pest in the future, new descriptions of immature stages, including larva and pupa, were provided, along with their adult forms, based on ecological photographs and morphological illustrations. Two natural enemies of <i>Y. meguronis</i> were also recognized for the first time in this study: <i>Herpestomus brunnicornis</i> (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was revealed as a parasitoid, and <i>Xanthandrus comtus</i> (Harris) (Diptera: Syrphidae) was presented as a predator. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c0b747848f44d2fa5b0ee19752dac642023-11-23T08:14:34ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-04-0113458510.3390/f13040585Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural EnemiesSora Kim0Sol-Moon Na1Seunghwan Lee2Ki-Jeong Hong3Laboratory of Insect Phylogenetics and Evolution, Department of Plant Protection & Quarantine, Green-Bio Human Resource Development for Controlling Hazards in Plants & Animals, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, KoreaYeongnam Regional Office, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Busan 48943, KoreaLaboratory of Insect Systematics, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartment of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922, KoreaThe genus <i>Yponomeuta</i> is widely known as a forestry insect pest group; however, it is extremely difficult to identify it at the species level because of its small size and morphological complexity. Thus far, only a few major species and host plants, as well as natural enemy information, are known through European research within the limited eastern Palearctic region. In this study, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> Matsumura is revealed to be a severe forestry insect pest for <i>Euonymus japonicus</i> Thunb. (Celastraceae) in Korea, which constitutes part of the western Palearctic region. We observed that numerous tiny larvae caused serious damage to its leaves and partially or entirely covered the tree by making communal silk webs. To rapidly and accurately identify this insect pest in the future, new descriptions of immature stages, including larva and pupa, were provided, along with their adult forms, based on ecological photographs and morphological illustrations. Two natural enemies of <i>Y. meguronis</i> were also recognized for the first time in this study: <i>Herpestomus brunnicornis</i> (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was revealed as a parasitoid, and <i>Xanthandrus comtus</i> (Harris) (Diptera: Syrphidae) was presented as a predator.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/4/585forestry pestimmature stages<i>Yponomeuta</i>parasitoidpredatortaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Sora Kim Sol-Moon Na Seunghwan Lee Ki-Jeong Hong Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies Forests forestry pest immature stages <i>Yponomeuta</i> parasitoid predator taxonomy |
| title | Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies |
| title_full | Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies |
| title_fullStr | Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies |
| title_short | Novel Descriptions of Immature Stages of the Forestry Insect Pest, <i>Yponomeuta meguronis</i> (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), with New Records of Its Natural Enemies |
| title_sort | novel descriptions of immature stages of the forestry insect pest i yponomeuta meguronis i lepidoptera yponomeutidae with new records of its natural enemies |
| topic | forestry pest immature stages <i>Yponomeuta</i> parasitoid predator taxonomy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/4/585 |
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