A new host plant for Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae)

Authors

  • F. Romero-Montesino Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA)
  • J. Clavijo-Albertos Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2770-4131

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.778

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Pieridae, Pierinae, feeding, larvae, urban areas, introduced plants, host plants, Moringa, Moringaceae, Venezuela

Abstract

It is reported for the first time Moringa oleifera Lamarck (Moringaceae), as a host plant of Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777), where it feeds on leaflets. The life cycle, based on 3 males, lasted 17 days (egg = 3 days, larva = 8 days, and pupa = 6 days). The effect of planting M. oleifera as a factor that would positively affect the increase of G. drusilla populations in urban areas of cities and towns in Venezuela is discussed, as was the case with another Pieridae, Anteos menippe (Hübner, [1818]) by the introduction of Senna siamea (Fabaceae).

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Published

2019-06-30

How to Cite

Romero-Montesino, F., & Clavijo-Albertos, J. (2019). A new host plant for Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Pieridae, Pierinae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 47(186), 373–377. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.778

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