The Olive-shaded bird-dropping moth (Tarachidia candefacta, Noctuidae) was introduced from Canada and the U.S.A. into southern Russia in 1966 to control an invasive North American weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae). Tarachidia candefacta has become an invasive species in this region.
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1 November 2008
The Introduction, Establishment, and Spread of the Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth, Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1831) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), in Southern Russiaand the Ukraine
A. N. Poltavsky,
V. I. Shchurov,
K. S. Artokhin
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia
biological control
Climate warming
Crimea
introduced species
invasive species
Lepidoptera