Biology and Distribution of Pryeria sinica, a New Pest of Euonymus Found in Virginia and Maryland

Abstract

Pryeria sinica is a newly discovered foliar feeding insect previously known only from Asia that feeds on Euonymus and Celastrus. It is univoltine in Maryland and Virginia with egg hatch occurring in mid-March. Larvae initially feed as leaf skeletonizers, then later as leaf notchers. Accepted for publication 7 August 2006. Published 27 November 2006.