Eur. J. Entomol. 116: 235-239, 2019 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2019.026

First record of Azalea rough bollworm, Earias roseifera (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) in EuropeNote

Andrea TADDEI1, Andrea TANTARDINI1, Keitaro EDA2
1 Regione Lombardia, Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale, Laboratorio fitopatologico, c/o Fondazione Minoprio, Viale Raimondi 54, 22070 Vertemate con Minoprio (Como), Italy; e-mails: a.taddei@fondazioneminoprio.it, andrea_tantardini-FITOLAB@regione.lombardia.it
2 1-27-16, Taru-machi, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 222-0001, Japan; e-mail: eda@air.ocn.ne.jp

The first record of the Azalea rough bollworm, Earias roseifera Butler, 1881 in Europe is reported. Larvae were collected on twigs, sprouts and buds of several azalea hybrids growing in a botanical garden in the province of Como (Northern Italy). The larvae fed mainly on the flower and vegetative buds, which resulted in a significant reduction in the amount of blossom. Specimens were identified using both morphological characters and a molecular analysis of the DNA barcode (COX1 sequence).

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Azalea rough bollworm, Earias roseifera, first record, Europe, Italy, Rhododendron, DNA barcoding

Received: January 18, 2019; Revised: May 25, 2019; Accepted: May 25, 2019; Published online: July 11, 2019  Show citation

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TADDEI, A., TANTARDINI, A., & EDA, K. (2019). First record of Azalea rough bollworm, Earias roseifera (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) in Europe. EJE, 116, Article 235-239. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2019.026
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