First record of parasitism by Lespesia archippivora (Diptera: Tachinidae) on  Gonodonta fulvangula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Jeancarlos  Abrego L; Alonso Santos Murgas

First record of parasitism by Lespesia archippivora (Diptera: Tachinidae) on Gonodonta fulvangula (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Authors

Jeancarlos Abrego L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-9175
Alonso Santos Murgas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9339-486X

Abstract

This study reports the parasitism of Gonodonta fulvangula Geyer, 1832 by Lespesia archippivora (Riley, 1871) in Cerro Ancón, Panamá, representing a new host record. Two G. fulvangula larvae were observed infested with eggs from a tachinid fly, one of which was taken to the laboratory for further observation. The identification conclusively confirmed that the adults were L. archippivora.