Chilades pandava Damage among 85 Cycas Species in a Common Garden Setting
Chilades pandava Damage among 85 Cycas Species in a Common Garden Setting
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Chilades pandava 对常见花园环境中 85 种苏铁物种的危害
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2012
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L. Terry
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T. Marler;A. Lindström;L. Terry
The extent of Chilades pandava Horsfield herbivory among 85 Cycadaceae species was determined by three evaluators in a common garden setting in Thailand to identify patterns that may improve horticultural and conservation management practices. The significant differences in herbivory damage from this invasive lepidop- teran pest ranged 8.7-fold among the species. Phylogenetic sections of this monogeneric cycad family did not correspond to the relative differences among the species, and country of nativity was also not informative for this purpose. We suggest the Cycas L. species that share native habitat with this butterfly or the closely related Theclinesthes onycha Hewitson are among the least damaged taxa when they are comingled with other Cycas species in a common landscape. Grouping the most damaged Cycas species together in a managed landscape may reduce costs associated with plant protection. The inclusion of non-native Cycas plants in gardens nearby native Cycas habitats carries the potential of disrupting the delicate specialist relationship that native butterfly popula- tions have with host Cycas species.