标题:Registro de Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambidae) sobre la invasora Alternanthera philoxeroides (Amaranthaceae) en Tamaulipas, México
摘要:Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius) is reported for the first time in Mexico as a defoliator agent ofaquatic weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. The specimens were collected in the Mexican margin of theRío Grande in the municipality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Data on insect development until adulthood are presented.H. bipunctalis represents a potential use for biological control of this and other invasive weeds.