Características biológicas de Nipteria panacea Thierry-Mieg (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), desfolhadora do abacateiro, na região serrana do Espírito Santo, Brasil
2002
Dirceu Pratissoli | José C. Zanuncio | Harley N. Oliveira | Aloísio Falqueto
<abstract language="eng">Biological characteristics of Nipteria panacea Thierry-Mieg (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), an avocado tree defoliator, in highlands areas of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The objective of this research was to evaluate some biological characteristics of the avocado tree defoliator, Nipteria panacea Thiery-Mieg, in laboratory. This species showed the mean development cycle of 58.1 days, embryonic period of eight days and egg viability 56.3%. Pos-embryonic development lasted 36.5 days with viability of 48.2%, pupal period 11.6 days with viability of 76.0%, and mean longevity of females was 19.5 days with a production of 177 eggs per female. Other parameters were also observed and discussed.
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