Appearance
Yellow wings, with black spots.Naming
Linnaeus, 1758Distribution
Poekilloptera phalaenoides has been recorded as present in Brazil, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.Behavior
Considered a pest of agricultural crops. Ingests plant sap and excretes honeydew which is used as a food source by fungi, that in turn, reduces the rate of photosynthesis of the host plant.References:
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https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article/108/3/263/2194632https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/42682
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26567336
