Claim · #6493503
Hypena scabra · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“serious, yet sporadic, defoliator of soybeans, alfalfa, and other legumes”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 304
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly supports Hypena scabra as a sporadic defoliator of alfalfa; leaf herbivory by this noctuid is well-documented on legumes in the US.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypena scabra (green cloverworm) is a well-documented lepidopteran defoliator of legumes including alfalfa; larval herbivory on leaves is biologically consistent and source quote directly supports the sporadic defoliator claim.”
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