Shaw Richard H, Cock Matthew J W
CABI, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK.
Insects. 2017 Jul 28;8(3):77. doi: 10.3390/insects8030077.
(Hampson) (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae, Epipleminae) from Sri Lanka, was studied to assess its safety for use as a biological control agent for Sri Lankan privet, subsp. (Oleaceae) in La Réunion and other Mascarene Islands. Larval no-choice feeding tests using newly hatched larvae, larval development tests, and multiple choice oviposition tests were used. Adult females of are shown to have highly selective oviposition behaviour and the species is physiologically restricted to very few hosts for feeding and development. The risk to key test plants in La Réunion is minimal, so this species can be considered for use as a biological control agent there, but would need further evaluation for potential use elsewhere.
对来自斯里兰卡的（汉普森）（鳞翅目：钩蛾科，Epipleminae亚科）进行了研究，以评估其作为留尼汪岛及其他马斯克林群岛上斯里兰卡女贞（木犀科）亚种生物防治剂使用的安全性。采用了使用新孵化幼虫的幼虫无选择取食试验、幼虫发育试验和多选择产卵试验。结果表明，该种的成年雌虫具有高度选择性的产卵行为，并且该物种在生理上仅限于极少的寄主用于取食和发育。对留尼汪岛关键试验植物的风险极小，因此该物种可考虑在当地用作生物防治剂，但在其他地方的潜在用途还需要进一步评估。
