EPPO Global Database

Telchin licus(CASTLI)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Saccharum officinarum (SACOF) Major host
* Sakuno CI, Francischini FJ, Komada KM, Basso M, Huang F (2024) Transgenic sugarcane expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein offers new possibilities for controlling the giant borer, Telchin licus (Drury), a pest difficult to control. Crop Protection 175, 106469.
Heliconia sp. (HEBSS) Host
* Gonzalez JM (2003) Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. V: Castnia Fabricius and Telchin Hübner. Boletin del Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas 37(3), 191-201.
Musa sp. (MUBSS) Host
* Gonzalez JM (2003) Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. V: Castnia Fabricius and Telchin Hübner. Boletin del Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas 37(3), 191-201.