Calleida

Latreille, 1824

Calleida is a large of in the , tribe Lebiini, comprising more than 300 . The genus is distributed across multiple continents with significant diversity in the Oriental Region. Oriental species have been organized into nine species groups based on external and characters. At least one North species, C. viridipennis, has been documented as a of lepidopteran pests.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Calleida: //kælˈlaɪdə//

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Identification

Oriental of Calleida are distinguished from related through nine defined species groups based on external features and male and female . A diagnostic to these species groups exists for Asiatic species. Species-level identification requires examination of genitalia characters and habitus features.

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Distribution

Widespread across multiple continents. Oriental Region including Borneo (Sabah, Kinabalu), China (Hubei, Zigui), India (Coimbatore), Vietnam (Vung Tau). Also present in North America (Louisiana documented for C. viridipennis).

Seasonality

Calleida viridipennis in Louisiana overwinters as , emerges from in late February or early March, with distributed from mid- or late-March to late-September and occurring from late-March to early or mid-October.

Diet

Calleida viridipennis preys on the fruittree (Archips argyrospila). Both C. viridipennis and C. splendidula have been reported as of lepidopteran pests (coconut leaf eating for the latter).

Host Associations

Archips argyrospila - fruittree , documented for C. viridipennis in Louisiana
Hyphantria cunea - associatedfall , association documented for C. viridipennis after fruittree complete development

Life Cycle

Calleida viridipennis overwinters as under bark. Adults survive approximately one year. Spring breeder with larval development from late-March to early or mid-October.

Behavior

of C. viridipennis overwinter under bark of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum, DBH > 30 cm) and black willow (Salix nigra, DBH > 15 cm) at heights more than 40 cm above water level in forested wetlands.

Ecological Role

of lepidopteran , including agricultural and forest pests. Documented as predator of fruittree in Louisiana wetlands.

Human Relevance

Potential agent for lepidopteran pests. Calleida viridipennis has been studied as a of fruittree , an orchard pest.

Similar Taxa

Plochionus timidusco-occurring of fruittree in Louisiana, distinguished by separate identity within same

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Taxonomic history

Oriental were previously treated as or subgenus Callidiola Jeannel, 1949. Recent revisions have reorganized these into Calleida lato with nine defined species groups.

Species diversity

The contains more than 300 globally, with ongoing taxonomic work describing new species from Borneo, China, India, and Vietnam.