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Beyond the pest: Life history, ecology and ethnoentomology of the giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus)
Austral Ecology ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 , DOI: 10.1111/aec.13165
Jessa H. Thurman 1
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The giant wood moth, Endoxyla cinereus (Tepper, 1890) (Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), is the heaviest known moth in the world and a traditional food resource to Indigenous Australians, but it is primarily understood as a pest. Research on its pest status has highlighted the different interactions this moth has with plants and animals, suggesting that it plays an important role in Australian ecosystems. Here, I review the literature on Endoxyla cinereus to compile and illustrate its life history and species-specific ecological interactions for the first time. This life history is then applied to interpret the ecological role that this species plays in shaping forest communities, serving as a key food resource to other animals and creating habitat in the form of tree hollows. Based on this, the giant wood moth is an ecosystem engineer. The human impact of this species is then reviewed including indigenous use of Ecinereus and other Endoxyla spp., and the forestry pest status of these moths. Consideration of the moth's long, cryptic life history reveals the scientific knowledge possessed by Indigenous Australians on harvesting wood moth larvae, while future studies on earlier life stages and pest, identity may aid the development of sustainable pest management. Finally, the taxonomic status of Endoxyla cinereus is briefly discussed, as previous research suggests the presence of either cryptic or misidentified species. Future research on the giant wood moth may aid both natural and cultural conservation programmes and provide novel solutions for managing the species as a pest. This review provides a framework for studying the giant wood moth and documenting the life history of other wood moths.

中文翻译:

超越害虫:巨型木蛾(Endoxyla cinereus)的生活史、生态学和民族昆虫学

巨型木蛾Endoxyla cinereus (Tepper, 1890) (Cossidae: Zeuzerinae) 是世界上已知最重的蛾类,也是澳大利亚土著人的传统食物资源,但它主要被理解为一种害虫。对其害虫状况的研究强调了这种飞蛾与植物和动物的不同相互作用,表明它在澳大利亚生态系统中发挥着重要作用。在这里,我回顾了有关Endoxyla cinereus的文献首次汇编和说明其生活史和特定物种的生态相互作用。然后将这一生活史用于解释该物种在塑造森林群落中所起的生态作用,作为其他动物的关键食物资源,并以树洞的形式创造栖息地。基于此,巨型木蛾是生态系统工程师。然后审查该物种对人类的影响,包括E的本土使用。 cinereus和其他Endoxylaspp.,以及这些飞蛾的林业害虫状况。考虑到飞蛾漫长而神秘的生活史,揭示了澳大利亚土著人在收获木蛾幼虫方面所拥有的科学知识,而未来对早期生命阶段和害虫、身份的研究可能有助于可持续害虫管理的发展。最后,简要讨论了Endoxyla cinereus的分类地位,因为以前的研究表明存在神秘或错误识别的物种。未来对巨型木蛾的研究可能有助于自然和文化保护计划,并为将该物种作为害虫进行管理提供新的解决方案。这篇综述为研究巨型木蛾和记录其他木蛾的生活史提供了一个框架。
更新日期:2022-03-18
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