Biology of Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schaeffer (Lepidoptera: Thaumetoedae), a defoliator of Acacia acuminata Bentham, in the Western Australian wheatbelt

Ochrogaster lunifer is a serious defoliator of Acacia acuminata in the Western Australian wheatbelt, and also of several other Acacia spp. across the southern half of Australia. This paper describes its life cycle in the south of Western Australia. It is univoltine with six larval instars occurring...

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Main Authors: Van Schagen, John, Majer, Jonathan, Hobbs, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 1992
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10323