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<p>Trophic relationships of Lepidoptera (Insecta) occurring in the territory of Czechia to the Norway spruce (<italic>Picea abies</italic> L.) was evaluated on the basis of the excerption and critical evaluation of literature. Each species was classified into the following categories – spruce as the host plant, regular development on spruce, narrow trophic relationship, indirect relationship and episodical occurrence. The particular taxa were also characterized according to their distribution and the form of larval life was specified. The development on spruce was documented in 96 species of Lepidoptera, which represented less than 3% of taxa belonging to this group and being reported from Czechia. Of that, spruce was a common host plant for 67 species, 23 species were polyphagous and might develop on spruce, and 6 species belonged to soil species damaging spruce roots, mainly in forest nurseries. Among the species of Lepidoptera, which regularly develop on spruce in the Czech conditions, 55 species were classified. As narrow specialists with special trophic relationship to spruce, 33 taxa could be considered. There were 15 spruce species with forestry importance, which were able to outbreak their populations regularly or irregularly. Among spruce species it was possible to classify 16 taxa as rare. The provided information on Lepidoptera with trophic relationship to spruce is applicable also for other Central European areas. Besides the species with importance for forest pest management, also rare taxa, which can become endangered by climate change or by forest management, were indicated.</p>
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Trophic relationships of Lepidoptera (Insecta) occurring in the territory of Czechia to the Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) was evaluated on the basis of the excerption and critical evaluation of literature. Each species was classified into the following categories – spruce as the host plant, regular development on spruce, narrow trophic relationship, indirect relationship and episodical occurrence. The particular taxa were also characterized according to their distribution and the form of larval life was specified. The development on spruce was documented in 96 species of Lepidoptera, which represented less than 3% of taxa belonging to this group and being reported from Czechia. Of that, spruce was a common host plant for 67 species, 23 species were polyphagous and might develop on spruce, and 6 species belonged to soil species damaging spruce roots, mainly in forest nurseries. Among the species of Lepidoptera, which regularly develop on spruce in the Czech conditions, 55 species were classified. As narrow specialists with special trophic relationship to spruce, 33 taxa could be considered. There were 15 spruce species with forestry importance, which were able to outbreak their populations regularly or irregularly. Among spruce species it was possible to classify 16 taxa as rare. The provided information on Lepidoptera with trophic relationship to spruce is applicable also for other Central European areas. Besides the species with importance for forest pest management, also rare taxa, which can become endangered by climate change or by forest management, were indicated.

Review of Lepidoptera with trophic relationships to <italic>Picea abies</italic> (L.) in the conditions of Czechia

Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Strnady 136, CZ – 252 02 Jíloviště,

Central European Forestry Journal

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Review of Lepidoptera with trophic relationships to  (L.) in the conditions of Czechia

Trophic relationships of Lepidoptera (Insecta) occurring in the territory of Czechia to the Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) was evaluated on the basis of the...

Review of Lepidoptera with trophic relationships to Picea abies (L.) in the conditions of Czechia

Published Online: Jan 27, 2017

Page range: 178 - 194

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/forj-2016-0015

Keywords
species richness, host plant, mono- and oligophagy, species diversity, forest pest

© 2016 Roman Modlinger et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Review of Lepidoptera with trophic relationships to Picea abies (L.) in the conditions of Czechia

Published Online: Jan 27, 2017

Page range: 178 - 194

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/forj-2016-0015

Keywordsspecies richness, host plant, mono- and oligophagy, species diversity, forest pest

© 2016 Roman Modlinger et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
species richness, host plant, mono- and oligophagy, species diversity, forest pest