Reproductive biology of the palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1980) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) is an accidentally introduced pest that damages palm trees in the northern Mediterranean area. To our knowledge, there are no experimental studies on its mating behaviour, and little is known about its biology and ecology. In the presen...

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Main Authors: Roxane DELLE-VEDOVE, Laurence BEAUDOIN-OLLIVIER, Martine HOSSAERT-MCKEY, Brigitte FRÉROT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2012-04-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201202-0020_Reproductive_biology_of_the_palm_borer_Paysandisia_archon_Lepidoptera_Castniidae.php