(of an insect larva) living on the outside of, and feeding upon, the host
2.
practising cannibalism outside of the tribe or family
Examples of 'exophagous' in a sentence
exophagous
The highest herbivory was caused by exophagous feeding traces.
Stephanie Stiegel, Jasmin Mantilla-Contreras 2018, 'Environment vs. Plant Ontogeny: Arthropod Herbivory Patterns on European Beech Leavesalong the Vertical Gradient of Temperate Forests in Central Germany', Insectshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/1/9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We also tested for differences in such effects between assemblages composed exclusively of exophagous and endophagousherbivores.
Julio Miguel Grandez-Rios, Leonardo Lima Bergamini, Walter Santos de Araújo, FabricioVillalobos, Mário Almeida-Neto 2015, 'The Effect of Host-Plant Phylogenetic Isolation on Species Richness, Composition andSpecialization of Insect Herbivores: A Comparison between Native and Exotic Hosts',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0138031. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)