The Biting Midge, Forcipomyia (microhelea) eriophora (Williston) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), an Ectoparasite Of Larval Phoebis sennae (Pieridae) in South Florida

Suzanne Koptur; Jorge E. Pena; William L. Grogan

doi:10.18473/lepi.v67i2.a3

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1 June 2013 The Biting Midge, Forcipomyia (microhelea) eriophora (Williston) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), an Ectoparasite Of Larval Phoebis sennae (Pieridae) in South Florida

Suzanne Koptur, Jorge E. Pena, William L. Grogan

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The J. of the Lepidopterists' Society, 67(2):128-130 (2013). https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.v67i2.a3

Abstract

Cloudless sulphur larvae (Phoebis sennae, Pieridae) were observed in an experimental plantation and also in a natural setting being fed on by the ectoparasitic biting midge, Forcipomyia (Microhelea) eriophora (Williston) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Larvae parasitized by midges died at higher rates in captivity, in contrast to normal levels of mortality in rearings of this species, providing circumstantial evidence for the potential role of these flies in disease transmission.

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Suzanne Koptur, Jorge E. Pena, and William L. Grogan "The Biting Midge, Forcipomyia (microhelea) eriophora (Williston) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), an Ectoparasite Of Larval Phoebis sennae (Pieridae) in South Florida," The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 67(2), 128-130, (1 June 2013). https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.v67i2.a3

Received: 27 July 2012; Accepted: 28 August 2012; Published: 1 June 2013

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