First record of Polybia scutellaris (White, 1841), (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) predating on Samea multiplicalis (Guenée, 1854) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), an herbivore of Salvinia spp. (Salviniaceae)

Samea multiplicalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a moth occurring from North America to Argentina, shows potential to control Salvinia spp. This lepidopteran, however, is predated by the fire ant species Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as well as parasitoid wasps. There is a la...

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Published inBrazilian journal of biology Vol. 83; pp. e271130 - 3
Main Authors Oliveira, G C S, Rubim, L G T, Souza, M M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2023
Subjects
Animals
Control methods
Floating plants
Foraging behavior
Herbivores
Herbivory
Hydrozoa
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Morphology
Plant sciences
Polybia scutellaris
Predation
Pyralidae
Salvinia
Salviniaceae
Samea multiplicalis
Tracheophyta
Vespidae
Wasps
Brazil
Florida
United States > US
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Summary:Samea multiplicalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a moth occurring from North America to Argentina, shows potential to control Salvinia spp. This lepidopteran, however, is predated by the fire ant species Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as well as parasitoid wasps. There is a lack of information on predation by other taxa, such as social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae), which is important for a better understanding of trophic chains and successful application of biological methods to control Salvinia spp. Here, Oliveira et al describe the first record of predation of Samea multiplicalis caterpillars by Polybia scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on the plant Salvinia auriculata Aubl. (Salviniales: Salviniaceae).
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ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.271130