Diastema tigris Guenée

 

Taxonomic position	Lepidoptera: Noctuidae
Year of introduction	1969
Source	Mexico via Trinidad
Target pest	Lantana camara L.
Present status	Not established
References 1. Muniappan, R. and Viraktamath, C.A. 1986. Status of biological control of the weed Lantana camara in India. Tropical Pest Management, 32: 40-42, 81-84. 2. Sankaran, T. 1973. Biological control of weeds in India. A review of introductions and current investigations of natural enemies. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, pp. 82-88. 3. Singh, S.P. 1989. Biological suppression of weeds. Biological Control Centre, NCIPM, Faridabad. Technical Bulletin (1), 27 p.