Lepidoptera on the introduced Robinia pseudoacacia in Slovakia, Central Europe

By

Kulfan, Miroslav

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-8-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

709--711

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.4.709

 

Abstract

A current checklist of Lepidoptera that utilize Robinia pseudoacacia as a hostplant in Slovakia (Central Europe) is provided. The inventory is based on a bibliographic review and new unreported data from southwest Slovakia. The list includes 35 Lepidoptera species belonging to 10 families. Most species are polyphagous and belong to Euro-Siberian faunal community. Two monophagous species, the leaf miners Macrosaccus robiniella and Parectopa robiniella, and the polyphagous pest Hyphantria cunea have subsequently been introduced to Slovakia.