Paysandisia archon is a moth of the family Castniidae. It is native to Uruguay and central Argentina and has been accidentally introduced to Europe, where it is spreading rapidly. It is considered the only member of the genus Paysandisia.
German naturalist Hermann Burmeister described the species in 1879 as Castnia archon.
This is a very large moth with a wingspan of 90–110 mm. The forewings are dark green with brown streaking, the hindwings are bright red with bold black and white markings. The females, generally larger than the males, are easily recognized by the prominent ovipositor. Like other castniids, this species flies by day and has clubbed antennae and is easily mistaken for a butterfly. The adults fly from June to September.
The larva is whitish and maggot-like and feeds in the stems and trunks of palms (see list below for recorded food plants). In its natural range, the damage done by the larvae is unobtrusive and the species is not considered a pest but the species is causing increasing concern in Europe because of the sometimes fatal damage being caused to native and exotic palms. The species pupates in a cocoon incorporating palm fibres within the larval gallery.
Since arriving in the Southern France in the mid-1990s (probably in mature specimens of Trithrinax from Argentina), it has spread along the Mediterranean coast to parts of Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus[1][2] and it is feared that without effective control, it could spread to areas where palms grow throughout the region. (It is absent from Albania but global warming may make it suitable habitat in 2020–2039.)[2]
One has also been reported from England, in West Sussex in 2002 and 2009 in Northern Ireland.[2] Both UK introductions were eradicated.[2] A survey shows it is absent from the Netherlands.[2] The species was first reported on Russia's Black Sea coast in 2014,[3] and by 2016 had been implicated in the death of over 200 palm trees in Sochi.[4]
Larva (80 mm) of Paysandisia archon in its gallery
Larva
Cocoon
Pupa
Damage on palm trees by Paysandisia archon larvae
Paysandisia archon in South West France
Notesedit
^Research Gate: First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon (Burmeister 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Cyprus
^ abcdeMuñoz‐Adalia, Emigdio Jordán; Colinas, Carlos (2020-03-18). "The invasive moth Paysandisia archon in Europe: Biology and control options". Journal of Applied Entomology. 144 (5). Wiley: 341–350. doi:10.1111/jen.12746. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 216485897.
^Карпун, Н. Н.; Игнатова, Е. А.; Журавлёва, Е. Н. (2015). [Species of pests on ornamental woody plants in humid subtropics new for Krasnodar Kray (Russia)] (PDF). Известия Санкт-Петербургской лесотехнической академии (in Russian) (211): 187–203. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
^Фунтиков, Илья (16 May 2017). Пальмовый мотылек, огневка, листоблошка и другие. Наш Дом Сочи (in Russian). Retrieved 29 October 2017.
Referencesedit
Palm Threat in France? (Inra) 2005-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
EPPO Quarantine Alert:
(in Spanish)
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paysandisia archon.
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paysandisia, archon, moth, family, castniidae, native, uruguay, central, argentina, been, accidentally, introduced, europe, where, spreading, rapidly, considered, only, member, genus, paysandisia, archon, malep, archon, femalescientific, classificationdomain, . Paysandisia archon is a moth of the family Castniidae It is native to Uruguay and central Argentina and has been accidentally introduced to Europe where it is spreading rapidly It is considered the only member of the genus Paysandisia Paysandisia archonP archon maleP archon femaleScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily CastniidaeSubfamily CastniinaeTribe GazeriniGenus PaysandisiaHoulbert 1912Species P archonBinomial namePaysandisia archon Burmeister 1880 SynonymsCastnia archon Burmeister 1879 Castnia josepha Oberthur 1914German naturalist Hermann Burmeister described the species in 1879 as Castnia archon This is a very large moth with a wingspan of 90 110 mm The forewings are dark green with brown streaking the hindwings are bright red with bold black and white markings The females generally larger than the males are easily recognized by the prominent ovipositor Like other castniids this species flies by day and has clubbed antennae and is easily mistaken for a butterfly The adults fly from June to September The larva is whitish and maggot like and feeds in the stems and trunks of palms see list below for recorded food plants In its natural range the damage done by the larvae is unobtrusive and the species is not considered a pest but the species is causing increasing concern in Europe because of the sometimes fatal damage being caused to native and exotic palms The species pupates in a cocoon incorporating palm fibres within the larval gallery Contents 1 Invasive species 2 Recorded food plants 2 1 Natural range 2 2 Introduced range 3 Gallery 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksInvasive species editSince arriving in the Southern France in the mid 1990s probably in mature specimens of Trithrinax from Argentina it has spread along the Mediterranean coast to parts of Spain Italy Greece and Cyprus 1 2 and it is feared that without effective control it could spread to areas where palms grow throughout the region It is absent from Albania but global warming may make it suitable habitat in 2020 2039 2 One has also been reported from England in West Sussex in 2002 and 2009 in Northern Ireland 2 Both UK introductions were eradicated 2 A survey shows it is absent from the Netherlands 2 The species was first reported on Russia s Black Sea coast in 2014 3 and by 2016 had been implicated in the death of over 200 palm trees in Sochi 4 Recorded food plants editNatural range edit Trithrinax campestrisIntroduced range edit Chamaerops Livistona spp including L chinensis L decipiens L saribus Phoenix spp including P canariensis P dactylifera P reclinata Sabal Trachycarpus fortunei Washingtonia spp including W filiferaGallery edit nbsp Habitat nbsp Larva 80 mm of Paysandisia archon in its gallery nbsp Larva nbsp Cocoon nbsp Pupa nbsp Damage on palm trees by Paysandisia archon larvae nbsp Paysandisia archon in South West FranceNotes edit Research Gate First report of the palm borer Paysandisia archon Burmeister 1880 Lepidoptera Castniidae in Cyprus a b c d e Munoz Adalia Emigdio Jordan Colinas Carlos 2020 03 18 The invasive moth Paysandisia archon in Europe Biology and control options Journal of Applied Entomology 144 5 Wiley 341 350 doi 10 1111 jen 12746 ISSN 0931 2048 S2CID 216485897 Karpun N N Ignatova E A Zhuravlyova E N 2015 Novye vidy vreditelej dekorativnyh drevesnyh rastenij vo vlazhnyh subtropikah Krasnodarskogo kraya Species of pests on ornamental woody plants in humid subtropics new for Krasnodar Kray Russia PDF Izvestiya Sankt Peterburgskoj lesotehnicheskoj akademii in Russian 211 187 203 Archived from the original PDF on 30 October 2017 Retrieved 29 October 2017 Funtikov Ilya 16 May 2017 Palmovyj motylek ognevka listobloshka i drugie Nash Dom Sochi in Russian Retrieved 29 October 2017 References editPalm Threat in France Inra Archived 2005 12 30 at the Wayback Machine EPPO Quarantine Alert Paysandisia archon https web archive org web 20180408043255 http www lepido france fr pdf BLP n 22 merit paysandisia archon pdf Blog Paysendisia Archon Barrenador palmeras in Spanish External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paysandisia archon nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Paysandisia archon Fauna Europaea Lepiforum de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paysandisia archon amp oldid 1177862367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
