- Abdomen
- Caption:
- Abdominal tergites VII - VIII
- Source:
- Laurence Mound, ANIC, CSIRO
Widespread across
Female yellow, tergal and sternal antecostal ridges brown with associated brown area; antennal segments V–VIII brown; forewings weakly shaded. Antennae 8-segmented. Head wider than long, postocular region and ocellar triangle with closely spaced transverse lines; 3 pairs of ocellar setae, pair III close together between hind ocelli. Pronotum with transverse lines; 4 pairs of posteriomarginal setae. Metanotum with parallel longitudinal lines of sculpture on posterior half; campaniform sensilla absent; median setae arise behind anterior margin. Forewing first vein with 3 setae on distal half, second vein with 2 widely spaced setae; posterior fringe cilia straight. Tergites III–VI with median setae small but close together; II–VIII with lateral thirds covered in closely spaced rows of fine microtrichia; VIII with comb complete across posterior margin; IX with several rows of discal microtrichia. Sternites covered with rows of microtrichia except anteromedially.
Male smaller; tergite IX posterior angles without pair of stout curved processes (drepanae).
Highly polyphagous, breeding on young terminal leaves of many different plants. Recorded as a pest of strawberry in
Native host plants are probably various Fabaceae, such as Acacia, Brownea, Mimosa and Saraca, but S. dorsalis is known as a pest on many crops including Actinidia chinensis, Arachis, Capsicum, Citrus, cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Fragaria, grapevine (Vitis vinifera), Hevea brasiliensis, Hydrangea, Mangifera, Nelumbo, onions (Allium cepa), Ricinus, Rosa, tamarinds (Tamarindus indica) and tea (Camellia sinensis).
Source:
See EPPO datasheet weblink
Moritz G, Mound LA, Morris DC & Goldarazena A. 2004.
