Scientific note: Observations of Cryptobotys zoilusalis (Crambidae: Herpetogrammatini)

Abstract

Cryptobotys zoilusalis has been little studied. Larvae and pupae collected from a residential garden in the Dominican
Republic were observed over a two-month period. Two new host plant species are reported: Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Sw.)
Sch.Bip. and Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. (Asteraceae). The individuals exhibited 17% survival to eclosure, and parasitoids
accounted for 14% of observed mortality.

Cryptobotys zoilusalis ha sido poco estudiado. Larvas y pupas coleccionadas de jardín residencial en la Republica
Dominicana se observan por dos meses. Dos especies nuevas de plantas hospedajes se reportan: Eleutheranthera ruderalis
(Sw.) Sch.Bip. y Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. (Asteraceae). Los especímenes mostraron 17% sobrevivencia para eclosión, y
parasitoides representaron 14% de la mortalidad observada.