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Digitivalva delaireae

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Digitivalva delaireae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolepiidae
Genus: Digitivalva
Species:
D. delaireae
Binomial name
Digitivalva delaireae
Gaedike & Krüger, 2002

Digitivalva delaireae is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae that is endemic to South Africa.[1][2]

It is a potential biological control agent for Delairea odorata, the larval host plant.[2] Mehelis et al., 2015 test the moth's food preferences and find a strong preference for D. odorata and against any vulnerable native plants in California and Oregon, making this a good biocontrol especially for those areas.[2]

References

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    • Balciunas, Joe; Mehelis, Chris. Biological Control of Cape-ivy Project 2005-2006 Biennial Research Report (PDF) (Report). United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Western Regional Research Center - Exotic & Invasive Weed Research Unit. pp. VII+25. S2CID 132397387. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
    • Gaedike, R.; Krüger, M. (2002). "Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae), a potential biological control agent for Delairea odorata (Asteraceae)" (PDF). African Entomology. 10 (2). Entomological Society of Southern Africa: 357–360. S2CID 83269876.[permanent dead link]
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