Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

An alien species, Thabena brunnifrons (Bonfils, Attié et Reynaud, 2001), is newly reported for Taiwan. This species might have been introduced in the early 2000s based on specimen’s records, and established well to date. It has been documented feeding on a large variety of plants, but the potential ecological impact economic threats of this species are not yet known. The article presents the description of 5th instar nymph of T. brunnifrons, lists the potential host plants, gives notes on its biology and distribution, and provides a key to species of the genus Thabena Stål known from Taiwan.
Source: http://delphacid.s3.amazonaws.com/9973.pdf

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