Biology and immature stages of the bromeliad pod borer, <i>Epimorius testaceellus</i>, in Florida (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Galleriinae).

Authors

  • J. B. Heppner

Keywords:

Bleptina, Bromeliaceae, Cosmopterigidae, Eurytomidae, hostplant, Hymenoptera, Jamaica, larva, life history, Noctuidae, Opogona, pupa, Pyralis, Pyroderces, South America, Tineidae, Tortricidae, West Indies, Xylesthia

Abstract

The biology and immature stages of Epimorius testaceellus Ragonot are described, as reared in Florida from flower pods of the epiphytic bromeliad, Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. (Bromeliaceae).

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1992-05-01

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