Abstract

SANTOS, Rodrigo Souza; SIVIERO, Amauri; CARNEIRO, Eduardo  and  ADAIME, Ricardo. Record of Lusura chera (Drury, 1773) (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in Brazil nut tree in municipality of Xapuri, Acre state, Southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Rev. de Ciências Agrárias [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.2-3, pp.81-90.  Epub May 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.

Keywords : Amazon; Bertholletia excelsa; Lecythidaceae; Noctuoidea; forest pest.

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