A case of host expansion in the Far Eastern knotweed borer, Ostrinia latipennis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae)
2000 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages 202-204
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2000 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages 202-204
Ostrinia latipennis was found to feed and grow on several plants other than its usual host plants in the field, and proved to be potentially polyphagous. The significance of this finding is discussed in relation to the diversification of host ranges in Ostrinia species.
