Note on gynandromorphism in the eucalyptus defoliator Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Aline S Bernardino; Teresinha V Zanuncio; José C Zanuncio; Eraldo R Lima; José E Serrão

doi:10.1590/s0001-37652007000200006

Note on gynandromorphism in the eucalyptus defoliator Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

An Acad Bras Cienc. 2007 Jun;79(2):235-7. doi: 10.1590/s0001-37652007000200006.

Authors

Aline S Bernardino¹, Teresinha V Zanuncio, José C Zanuncio, Eraldo R Lima, José E Serrão

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.

PMID: 17625678
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652007000200006

Abstract

The brown moth Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll, 1872) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is an important pest in Brazilian eucalyptus plantations. A gynandromorph individual of T. arnobia was found in a population of this pest in a laboratory rearing and it is described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Disorders of Sex Development
Eucalyptus / parasitology*
Moths / anatomy & histology*