Hibiscus tilliaceus Linnæus, 1753 オオハマボウ

December 10, 1999 on Ishigaki-jima Island, the Ryukyus, Japan

Hibiscus tiliaceus is one of the dominant plant species in the beach forest of the Ishigaki-jima Island, and is the most principal host plant of Dysdercus decussatus simon.

オオハマボウは石垣島の海岸林の優占種の一つで、シロジュウジホシカメムシ（黒頭型）の最も重要な寄主植物です。

References 参考文献

• Kohno K, Bui Thi N (2005) Comparison of the life history strategies of three Dysdercus true bugs (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae), with special reference to their seasonal host plant use. Entomological Science 8 (4): 313-322