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[[File:Tyria jacobaeae-04 (xndr).jpg|250px|thumb|''Tyria jacobaeae'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tyria_jacobaeae-04_(xndr).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]]
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'''<font color="#008000">Lepidoptera (weed bioagents)</font>'''
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The Lepidoptera are a large insect order with many species feeding on plants during the larval (caterpillar) stage. A number of moths are considered to feed specifically on certain weed species and have been deliberately introduced into countries to help suppress invasive plants.
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This group refers to weed bioagents only, for other groups of Lepidoptera see:
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* [[Lepidoptera|Lepidoptera (plant pests)]]
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* [[Predators - Lepidoptera (moths)|predatory Lepidoptera]]
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The following Lepidoptera families containing weed bioagents have been entered into the system:
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* [[Arctiidae (weed bioagents)|Arctiidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Arctiidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Crambidae (weed bioagents)|Crambidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Crambidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Gracillariidae (weed bioagents)|Gracillariidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Gracillariidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Momphidae (weed bioagents)|Momphidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Momphidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Nymphalidae (weed bioagents)|Nymphalidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Nymphalidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Pyralidae (weed bioagents)|Pyralidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Pyralidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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* [[Tortricidae (weed bioagents)|Tortricidae]] ({{#ask: [[Category:Tortricidae (weed bioagents)]]|format=count}} species)
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Revision as of 07:25, 19 May 2015

insects • weed bioagents • Beneficials/natural enemies

Tyria jacobaeae (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Lepidoptera (weed bioagents)

The Lepidoptera are a large insect order with many species feeding on plants during the larval (caterpillar) stage. A number of moths are considered to feed specifically on certain weed species and have been deliberately introduced into countries to help suppress invasive plants.

Note:
 This group refers to weed bioagents only, for other groups of Lepidoptera see:


The following Lepidoptera families containing weed bioagents have been entered into the system:

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