Hypocosmia pyrochroma explained

Hypocosmia pyrochroma is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypocosmia. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912 and is known from Argentina and Brazil.

This species has also been released in Australia[1] and South Africa for biological control of cat's claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Hypocosmia pyrochroma (Jones, 1912) . Afromoths . August 15, 2019.
  2. Lin Besaans (2011) "Hypocosmia pyrochroma Jones, a leaf-tying moth released as a biocontrol of cat's claw creeper". - ARC-PPRI Fact Sheets on Invasive Alien Plants and their Control in South Africa. www.arc.agric.za

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