First record of epizootics in the ocola skipper,Panoquina ocola(Lepidopera: Hesperiidae), caused byIsaria tenuipesin flooded rice fields of Central Brazil

Abstract

Isaria tenuipes may be used as an effective and environmentally friendly bioinsecticide against agricultural caterpillar pests due to its epizootic potential, as well as explored for medicinal purposes by pharmaceutical industry.

First record of skipper genus Ochlodes scudder, 1872 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) feeding on rice, with a note on the taxonomy of Ochlodes sylvanus hyrcana (Christoph, 1893) stat. rev.

“…Rice, Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae) is one of the most important staple foods, providing more than 20% of consumed calories worldwide. More than 60% of the world population depends on rice as their main food, especially in east and south Asia, the Middle East, the West Indies and Latin America (Fukagawa & Ziska, 2019; Mascarin et al, 2017; Sharif et al, 2014). In Iran, rice is one of the main foods and its consumption per capita is recorded at 40.6 kg in recent years (Helgi library, 2023).…”