Se alimenta em folhas.Aparentemente específica em Schinus terebinthifolius, promovendo danos foliares severos.
Importância econômica
Potencial controle biológico da aroeira-vermelha, Schinus terebinthifolius, na América do Norte (Cuda et al. 2009).
Referências sugeridas
Cuda JP, Medal JC, Gillmore JL, Habeck DH & Pedrosa-Macedo JH (2009) Fundamental host range of Pseudophilothrips ichini s.l. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae): a candidate biological control agent of Schinus terebinthifolius (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) in the United States. Environmental Entomology 38: 1642–1652.
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