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Microlepidoptera Reared from Leucaena leucocephala pods

These microleps were reared from Leucaena leucocephala seed pods. Also caught in a Malaise trap near L. leucocephala.

There appears to be an image of a psyllid or other small insect portrayed in the scales of the distal part of the forewing.

There is a good match with images of Labdia sp. 1, Labdia sp. 2, and Labdia sp. 8 (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) on the BOLD Systems site.

An even better match on the BOLD site: Labdia deliciosella.

The NHM Lepidopteran hostplant database lists two species of Labdia which attacks Leucaena: L. albimaculella and L. calida.

An even better match: Cosmopterix sp.?? and here.

Serianthes nelsonii saplings damage by tettigoniid oviposition

On March 15, 2011, Cari Eggleston, Richard Zack and Aubrey Moore visited some Serianthes nelsonii saplings planted at the Ritidian National Wildlife Refuge, Guam. The leaders on several of the plants had died and these all had longitudinal slits of about 5 to 10 cm in length. Inside these slits we found katydid (Tettigoniidae) eggs. Members of this grasshopper family typically lay eggs in slits cut by their ovipositors for protection.

A few weeks later, similar katydid oviposition slit damage was observed on 2 of 2 Serianthes saplings growing in the Dept. of Ag. nursery in Mangilao.

Another Sighting of Leptocoris vicinus on Allophylus timoriensis

Another sighting of large numbers of Leptocoris vicinus on Allophylus timoriensis (Family Sapindaceae) along the road down to the refuge. Specimens collected by Rich Zack. Host plant identified by Phoebe Wall using "Trees and Shrubs of the Northern Mariana Islands" by Lynn Raiulerson and Agnes Rinehart, page 88.

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Microlepidoptera Reared from Leucaena leucocephala pods

Serianthes nelsonii saplings damage by tettigoniid oviposition

Another Sighting of Leptocoris vicinus on Allophylus timoriensis

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