AgroEco

Claim · #6492285

Parapoynx stratiotata · herbivory · Myriophyllum verticillatum

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“caterpillars also feed on another watermilfoil, Myriophyllum verticillatum”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
57

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Parapoynx stratiotata is a documented aquatic pyralid whose larvae feed on submerged macrophytes; Myriophyllum verticillatum is a plausible host, consistent with the source quote.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Parapoynx stratiotata is a known aquatic pyralid whose larvae feed on submerged macrophytes; Myriophyllum spp. are documented host plants, and 'larval feeding' stage assignment is correct.”

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