Apareophora forsythiae is a whose dark brown, hairy larvae feed in groups on forsythia leaves in spring, sometimes stripping branches bare. It was first named in 1928 from a specimen collected in Korea and has so far been recorded only in South Korea. It doesn't occur in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Adults look like small, stingless wasps. The larvae are dark brown and covered in many short hairs.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Parks and roadside plantings with forsythia
- Range
- Recorded only from South Korea, where damage to forsythia planted in city parks and along roads has been increasing.
Behavior
- Diet
- Larvae feed only on forsythia leaves, and they feed together in groups.
- Overwintering
- One generation a year. Full-grown larvae overwinter in a small earthen cell about 0.4 in (1 cm) deep in the soil; adults appear in April.
Life cycle
- Caterpillar food plants
- Forsythia species, including Korean forsythia (Forsythia koreana), F. ovata, F. saxatilis, and weeping forsythia (F. suspensa).
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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