Revista de Ciências Agrárias
ISSN 0871-018X ISSN 2183-041X
SANTOS, Rodrigo Souza; SIVIERO, Amauri; CARNEIRO, Eduardo ADAIME, Ricardo. Record of Lusura chera (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in Brazil nut tree in municipality of Xapuri, Acre state, Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. []. , 44, 2-3, pp.81-90. 12--2021. ISSN 0871-018X. https://doi.org/10.19084/rca.24201.
In this work, a population outbreak of Lusura chera (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) is recorded in Brazil nut trees in the municipality of Xapuri, Acre state, Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Defoliation of more than 50% was observed in the infested trees, demonstrating the harmful potential of the insect in this host plant.
: Amazon; Bertholletia excelsa; Lecythidaceae; Noctuoidea; forest pest.