Florida Entomologist (2003) 86, 378-380

Tracy C. Leskey and J. Christopher Bergh (2003)
A simple character for sex differentiation of pupae and pupal exuviae of the dogwood borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Florida Entomologist 86 (3), 378-380
Abstract: The sex of dogwood borer pupae and pupal exuviae can be easily differentiated based on characteristics of the fused terminal abdominal segment. In males, it is composed of segments 8-10 and has three distinct rows of posteriorly projecting spines. By contrast, in females, the fused terminal abdominal segment is composed of segments 7-10 and has four distinct rows of posteriorly projecting spines.
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Database assignments for author(s): Tracy C. Leskey, J. Chris Bergh

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Synanthedon scitula		U.S.A. (NE)