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Cacyreus marshalli

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Cacyreus marshalli (Geranium Bronzei) which belongs to the family Lycaenidae, is a butterfly native to South Africa that recently arrived in Italy in the late 1980s (1). It is called "the plague of geraniums and pelargoniums" because of its ability to cause these and other flowers to die by laying eggs in the stems. In England it is called...

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Cacyreus marshalli
by FRanier (9960 pt) · 2017-Jun-28
Questa farfallina Cacyreus Marshalli distrugge i gerani tramite le sue larve che penetrano all'interno dei rametti nutrendosi della linfa del geranio. Da questa foto si nota la parte nera, ormai morta di in geranio. Per difendersi da questa farfalla...

Cacyreus marshalli
by Nat45 (5631 pt) · 2023-Sep-12
Cacyreus marshalli (Licenide dei gerani) che appartiene alla famiglia Lycaenidae, è una farfallina originaria del Sud Africa, arrivata in Italia di recente, verso la fine degli anni 80 (1). Viene chiamata "la peste dei gerani e dei pelargoni", per...

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Weight gr3
Lenght mm15
Wingspan mm28
Threat factorsNot available
Last update2017-06-28 16:12

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