Lepidoptera on the Introduced Robinia Pseudoacacia in Slovakia, Central Europe

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ists L Slovakia, Central Europe Miroslav Kulfan E-mail: [email protected] Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Mlynská dolina B-1, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Abstract: Robinia pseudoacacia

A current checklist of Lepidoptera that utilize as a hostplant in Slovakia (Central Europe) faunalis provided. community. The inventory Two monophagous is based on species, a bibliographic the leaf reviewminers andMacrosaccus new unreported robiniella data and from Parectopa southwest robiniella Slovakia., and Thethe polyphagouslist includes 35pest Lepidoptera Hyphantria species cunea belonging to 10 families. Most species are polyphagous and belong to Euro-Siberian

have subsequently been introduced to Slovakia.

Introduction E. The area is a polygon enclosed by the towns of Bratislava, Robinia pseudoacacia a widespread species in its native habitat in southeastern North America. It was L. introduced (black locust, to or Europe false acacia), in 1601 is Komárno, Veľký Krtíš and Myjava. Ten plots were located in the southern part of the study area. Most were located in theThe remnant trophic of groups the original of the floodplain Lepidoptera forests larvae that found were (Chapman 1935). The first mention of planting the species distributed along the Danube and Morava rivers. (Keresztesiin Slovakia dates 1965). from Today, 1750, itwhen is widespreadblack locust was throughout planted (1986). The zoogeographical distribution of the species western,around the central, fortress eastern in Komárno and southern in southern Europe, Slovakia where followswere defined the arrangement following the give system by Reiprichof Brown (2001).and Hyman The impacts to the native plant communities. it has become a major invasive species with significantRobinia taxonomy and nomenclature of Lepidoptera takes intoet pseudoacacia are not well documented for Europe. al.account the most recent systematic classifications in ThePhytophagous purpose of insects this paper associated is to summarize with the Europe:Voucher Karsholt specimens and Nieukerken (in ethanol) 2011, arevan Nieukerken deposited at available information on Lepidoptera that utilize Robinia the 2011, Faculty Laštůvka of Natural and Liška Sciences, 2011. Comenius University, pseudoacacia as a hostplant.

Materials and Methods ResultsBratislava, and Slovakia. Discussion The list is partially based on published information of Table 1 presents the list of larval stages of species of Lepidoptera living in the crowns of Robinia pseudoacacia. Besides the 35 Lepidoptera species listed in the Table 1, it the region: Kulfan 1989a; 1991; Sedláček 1991; Reiprich Robinia pseudoacacia is a potential host 1993; Bělín 1999; Kudrna and Belicek 2005; Robinia Kollár pseudoacaciaand Bakay 2010 by the including gracillarids additional - Macrosaccus work concerning robiniella speciesis quite likely Zeuzera that pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761) Cossidae; the andthe significantParectopa robiniella lepidopterous that was leaf reported miners of by Kulfan rottenplant of woodat least species other 8 species Batia lambdella in Slovakia: (Donovan, the xylophagous 1793), 1989a, b; 1991; Balázs et al. Crassa unitella Epicallima formosella et al. Dasycera oliviella et al. 2001; Csóka 2003;et al. Gregorová 2009a, b; (Fabricius, 1794) (Hübner, all Oecophoridae; 1796), the lichen- feeding 2006; Holec 2009; Kollár and Bakay 2010 and their species(Denis andBisigna Schiffermüller, procerella 1775) and parasitoids (Csóka 2003; Csóka Robinia Oecophoridae; the fructivorous species Etiella zinckenella pseudoacaciaKulfan 1991 andthat Kollárare not and leaf Bakay miners. 2010). These reports (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) included findings of several other Lepidoptera on Clepsis pallidana (Fabricius, 1776) family Tortricidae (Reiprich(Treitschke, 2001). 1832) Pyralidae; and leaf-feeding species seasonMore of recent June information to October, 2004.includes Caterpillars new unreported were hand data fromcollected southwest by beating Slovakia Robinia gathered pseudoacacia during branches the growing from polyphagous, having extended their host ranges after a height of approximately 0.5 to 2 meters above a ground the TheRobinia vast pseudoacacia majority of was species introduced given in to Table Europe 1 and are sheet. The study areas consisted of 13 study plots, located between the coordinates 47°46’ - 48°45’ N, 16°58’ - 19°14’ Macrosaccus robiniella and Parectopa robiniella and Slovakia. Two monophagous species, the leaf miners

709 Kulfan | Lepidoptera on Robinia pseudoacacia in Slovakia important polyphagous pest Hyphantria cunea have Despite the large number of polyphagous species of LepidopteraKudrna and Belicek and the 2005). long period after the introduction communitysubsequently (Table been 1). introduced to Slovakia (Patočka and of Robinia pseudoacacia KulfanNeptis 2009). sappho, Most species belong to Euro-SiberianLathyrus faunal native lepidopteran species have been adapted to it. By plants, has been adapted on the introduced Robinia comparison with the new in Slovakia, world, the so farcomprehensive only a few pseudoacacia in Central in past Europe known since as feedingthe half on of the 20th century (2004) lists only 15 Robinia feeders. recent inventory of Argentine Lepidoptera by Pastrana (Sedláček 1991; Bělín 1999; Jutzeler et al. 2000; Table 1. Lepidoptera found on Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia). Literature

in Slovakia (records with first author to record the species on records: KU89 – Kulfan (1989a); KU91 – Kulfan (1991); SE91 – Sedláček (1991), Bělín (1999), Kudrna and Belicek (2005); RH93 – Reiprich (1993); KO10 – Kollár and Bakay (2010). Unpublished records: KU04 – data obtained in 2004. Trophic groups: S1 – monophagous species, S2 – narrow oligophags, GFAMILY – generalist. FaunalSPECIES elements: ES – Euro-Siberian, OR – Oriental, HO – Holarctic,LITERATURE EU – European, RECORDS ME – Mediterranean,TROPHIC GROUPS NE – Neotropical.FAUNAL ELEMENT Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) KU91 OR Psyche casta KU91 Psychidae G Sterrhopterix fusca KU91 ES (Pallas, 1767) G ME Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859) S1 NE (Haworth, 1809) G Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 KU89 S1 NE Gracillariidae RH93 Chimabachidae Diurnea fagella KU04 EU Orthotaenia undulana KU91 OR ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G Nymphalidae Neptis sappho SE91 S2 ES ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G Sitochroa verticalis (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES (Pallas, 1771) Lasiocampidae Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES Pyralidae G Agriopis aurantiaria KU91 OR G Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) KU04 OR Geometridae (Hübner, 1799) G Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) KU04 ES G Ascotis selenaria KU04 ES G Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G Biston strataria KU04 G Campaea margaritaria (Linnaeus, 1761) KO10 OR (Hufnagel, 1767) G ME Ectropis crepuscularia KU91 EU G Ematurga atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763) KU91 ES G Lycia hirtaria KU91 ES G Macaria alternata KU91 ES (Clerck, 1759) G Phigalia pilosaria KU04 ES ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G Notodontidae Pterostoma palpina KU91 ES (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) G Erebidae Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES (Clerck, 1759) G Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) KU91 NE G Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES G Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 G Orgyia recens KU91 ES G HO Noctuidae Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 ES (Hübner, 1819) G Egira conspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1758) KU91 OR G Lacanobia w-latinum KU91 G Orthosia cerasi (Fabricius, 1775) KU91 ES (Hufnagel, 1766) G HO Orthosia gracilis KU91 ES G Orthosia incerta KU91 ([Schiffermüller], 1775) G (Hufnagel, 1766) G HO Acknowledgments: Vizsgálatok a Parectopa robiniella és Phyllonorycter robiniella parazitoid együttesére This work was supported by the Slovak Grant Csóka,vonatkozóan. G., A. Hirka, G. Melika and J. Papp. 2003. Agency for science VEGA (Grants No 1/0124/09 and 1/0137/11). Literature Cited Budapest: MTA. 43 p. Phyllonorycter Az akác új Csóka,robiniella G., A. Hirka, (Clemens, I. Mikó, 1859) D. Matosevic and Parectopa and G. robiniella Melika. 2009a. (Clemens, Parasitoid 1859) kártevöjének (Phyllonorycter robiniella Clemens, 1859) parazitoidjai. assemblagesPeriodicum of two invading Biologorum blacklocust 111(4): leaf 405-411. miners, Balázs,The K., new C. parasitoidsThuróczy, K. of Mihályi Phyllonorycter and C. Szabóky. robiniella 2001. Clemens, 1859. Phyllonorycter inrobiniella Hungary. Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 Motýli České a Slovenské republiky aktivní ve dne. Csóka, G., A. Hirka, I. Mikó, Z. Pénzes Növényvédelemand G. Melika. 2009b. 45(4): A 191-195. Budapest: MTA. 35 p. Clemens, 1859 és a Bělín, V. 1999. Zlín: withparazitoidjai special referenceMagyarországon. to forest trees. Ecological Monographs 5: 37- andNakladatelství phytophagous Kabourek. Coleoptera. 96 p. Journal of Ecology 7: 963-975. Chapman,60. A.G. 1935. The effects of black locust on associated species Brown, V.K. andLeaf P.S. minesHyman.1986. and leaf miners Successional. Budapest: communities Agroinform of Kiadó. plants Poškození dřevin a jeho příčiny. 192 p. Csóka, G. 2003. Gregorová, B. (ed) 2006. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR. 362 p. 710 Kulfan | Lepidoptera on Robinia pseudoacacia in Slovakia

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