Predation of the Silvereye Lantana Leafmining Beetle in south-eastern Queensland
| Posted: |
08/10/2021 |
| Author(s): |
John Liddy |
Material defecated by Silvereyes
Zosterops lateralis handled during banding operations
at Cowiebank, south-eastern Queensland, for the four years to July 1982 was collected,
dissected, and obvious arthropod remains were identified. The faeces of 534 Silvereyes
handled between 24 January and 7 July contained the remains of 37 adults of the
Lantana Leafmining Beetle
Uroplata giraldi which was introduced into Queensland in 1966
to help control the weed Lantana
Lantana camara. Remains of adult
Uroplata were not
defecated by 357 Silvereyes handled between 8 July and 23 January although they were
always present at these times and were sometimes abundant. The remains of three
Uroplata larvae and one example of eight other arthropods were found in the faeces during
the four-year period.
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