Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00179
Corythucha gossypii
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About Corythucha gossypii
Corythucha gossypii belongs to Tingidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Feeding and development
Corythucha gossypii is a lace bug. A species-level experiment reared it on castor bean and measured egg development, nymphal survival, adult longevity, and fecundity at different temperatures. This directly supports a host association and temperature-sensitive development. It does not demonstrate that castor bean is its principal host on Kauaʻi or that the same development rates apply under island field conditions.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Matsunaga, Howarth & Kumashiro (2019) Table 1 includes Kauaʻi island code 'Ka'; first-detection year shown as 2001; reported island distribution: Ha, Ka, Ma, Oa.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Corythucha gossypii
- Family
- Tingidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Corythucha gossypii belongs to Tingidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.