Simoglou KB, Avtzis DN, Baixeras J, Sarigkoli I, Roditakis E.
Hylotelephium spectabile, a New Host for Carnation Tortrix Moth (
Cacoecimorpha pronubana) and Molecular Characterization in Greece.
Insects 2021;
12:245. [PMID:
33804021 DOI:
10.3390/insects12030245]
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Abstract
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hübner) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) is a highly polyphagous pest of a wide range of crop and ornamental plants. It is of Mediterranean origin and widespread in European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) region. For the first time, infestations of Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) Ohba (syn.: Sedum spectabile Boreau) (Saxifragales, Crassulaceae) ornamental plants by C. pronubana larvae, in private gardens in urban area of Drama, Greece, were found. Species identification was conducted based on morphology of female genitalia. In addition, due to reports on occurrence of cryptic C. pronubana species within Europe, DNA barcoding was carried out to determine the molecular status of the pest. This communication reports a new host of C. pronubana and places the Greek pest population along with European species clade.
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