EPPO Global Database

Alternanthera sp.(ALRSS)

Pests

Organism Type
Aleurothrixus trachoides (ALTRTR) Host
Phenacoccus peruvianus (PHENPR) Host
* Beltra A, Soto A, Germain JF, Matile-Ferrero D, Mazzeo G, Pellizzari G, Russo A, Franco JC, Williams DJ (2010) The bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus, a rapid invader from South America to Europe. Entomologia Hellenica 19, 137-143.
Spodoptera ornithogalli (as Alternanthera) (PRODOR) Host
* Brito R, Specht A, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRP, Carneiro E, Santos FL, Roque-Specht VF, Mielke OHH, Casagrande MM (2019) Spodoptera marima: a new synonym of Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with notes on adult morphology, host plant use and genetic variation along its geographic range. Neotropical Entomology 48(3), 433-448.

* Heppner JB (2007) Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Gainesville, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, p 670.