The Introduction, Establishment, and Spread of the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth, Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1831) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), in Southern Russiaand the Ukraine
2008
Poltavsky, A. N. | Shchurov, V. I. | Artokhin, K. S.
The Olive-shaded bird-dropping moth (Tarachidia candefacta, Noctuidae) was introduced from Canada and the U.S.A. into southern Russia in 1966 to control an invasive North American weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae). Tarachidia candefacta has become an invasive species in this region.
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