Patterns of Lepidoptera herbivory on conifers in the New World
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2018 Five families of conifers are native to the New World: Pinaceae (104 species), Cupressaceae (73 species), Podocarpaceae (40 species), Araucariaceae (2 species), and Taxaceae (6 species).
John W. Brown
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The Species Richness of Lepidoptera in a Fragmented Landscape: A Supplement to the Checklist of Moths of Butler County, Ohio [PDF]
, 2018 Land conversion for agriculture or urban expansion has fragmented the midwestern landscape and isolated native biotas in remnant habitat patches. Identification of priority renmants to be targeted for conservation, however, requires an understanding of ...
Crist, Thomas O, Summerville, Keith S
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Wolbachia in butterflies and moths: geographic structure in infection frequency. [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) constitute one of the most diverse insect orders, and play an important role in ecosystem function. However, little is known in terms of their bacterial communities. Wolbachia, perhaps the most common and
A Caspi-Fluger +47 more
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True and False Foodplants of \u3ci\u3eCallosamia Promethea\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Southern Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 A survey in 1980 of the associations of over 400 cocoons of Callosamia promethea Drury in vegetation along and adjacent to southern Michigan roadsides gave evidence for seven species of true larval foodplants (not including two others known in the area ...
Hansen, Michael K +2 more
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Quantifying Wing Shape and Size of Saturniid Moths with Geometric Morphometrics [PDF]
, 2016 Butterflies and moths exhibit a spectacular diversity of w in g sh ape and size. The extent of wing variation is particularly evident in wild silk moths (Saturniidae), which have large wing shape and size variation. Some species have jagged wing margins,
Barber, Jesse R. +3 more
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A review of the Neotropical Apatelodidae genus Prothysana Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea)
SHILAPThree species of Prothysana Walker, 1855, are recognized, one of them, from Brazil, described as new: P. felderi (Druce, 1887); P. magna Becker & Orlandin, sp. nov., and P. terminalis Walker, 1855.
Vitor O. Becker, Elton Orlandin
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Conservation and lineage-specific rearrangements in the GOBP/PBP gene complex of distantly related ditrysian Lepidoptera. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 General odorant binding proteins (GOBPs) and pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) form a monophyletic subfamily of insect odorant binding proteins (OBPs) specific for Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths. The GOBP/PBP genes include six subgroups (GOBP1-2, PBP-
Yuji Yasukochi +5 more
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Arkansas Lepidoptera Survey: A Preliminary Check List of Arkansas Species [PDF]
, 2013 The mission of the Arkansas Lepidoptera Survey is to enhance the fundamental knowledge of butterflies, skippers, and moths in Arkansas. To achieve this mission, its objectives include developing a reference collection of Arkansas Lepidoptera and ...
Ettman, J. K., Lovely, E. C.
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MetamorphosisCRG Master list.General citation: Staude, H.S., Mecenero, S., Oberprieler, R.G., Sharp, A., Sharp, I., Williams, M.C. & Maclean, M. 2016. An illustrated report on the larvae and adults of 962 African Lepidoptera species. Results of the Caterpillar Rearing Group: a novel, collaborative method of rearing and recording lepidopteran life-histories ...
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SHILAP, 2013 Presentamos en este trabajo un catálogo razonado de los Lepidoptera de la región de Castilla y León, España. Se incluyen las siguientes superfamilias: Hepialoidea Stephens, 1829, Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyroidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846, Cossoidea ...
R. Magro, J. A. Jambrina
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