Article
Molecular Detection and Genetic Diversity of Casuarina Moth, Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 May 2018
Wang Rong, Zhang Zhihan, Hu Xia, Wu Songqing, Wang Jinda, Zhang Feiping
Abstract excerpt
The casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is an important pest in the Australian pine tree, Casuarina equisetifolia, forest in the coastal area of South China. At the same time, as a closely related species of Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), it is also a potential quarantine pest. In the present study, specific primers were designed for identification of L. xylina based on...
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