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Why aren't warning signals everywhere? On the prevalence of aposematism and mimicry in communities

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 96, Issue 6, Page 2446-2460, December 2021., 2021
ABSTRACT Warning signals are a striking example of natural selection present in almost every ecological community – from Nordic meadows to tropical rainforests, defended prey species and their mimics ward off potential predators before they attack. Yet despite the wide distribution of warning signals, they are relatively scarce as a proportion of the ...
David W. Kikuchi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moths are strongly attracted to ultraviolet and blue radiation

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 188-198, March 2021., 2021
Three choice experiments with 6116 nocturnal lepidopteran individuals (95 species) were carried out under controlled conditions. In experiment 1, 84 % of the counts were made at the UV lamp. In experiment 2, 63 % of the counts were made at the blue lamp.
Gunnar Brehm   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution, life history, food choice and chemical ecology of the invasive box-tree pyralid "cydalima perspectalis" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
SUMMARY: The box-tree pyralid Cydalima perspectalis (Walker 1859) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a new invasive moth species in Europe. Its larvae feed on box-tree leaves and can cause severe damage within short time. Therefore, this species is of great
Leuthardt, Florine Lilli Gabriela
core   +1 more source

Phylogeny and nomenclature of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) comb. n., which was recently introduced into Europe (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2010
The box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) comb. n., is native to India, China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East. Its larvae are a serious pest of different species of Buxus. Recently, C.
Richard MALLY, Matthias NUSS
doaj   +1 more source

Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) especie plaga, nueva para Malta (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2018
Se registra por primera vez, para Malta, a Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859). Se incluye la distribución, hábitat del adulto y planta nutricia. Se propone un nombre maltés, para el nuevo registro.
J. Agius
doaj   +1 more source

Primera cita de Cydalima perspecpectalis (Walker, 1859) para Madrid, España (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Spilomelinae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2018
La polilla del boj Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), es una especie invasora cuya rápida expansión desde su origen en el este de Asia está causando graves daños en distintas especies del género Buxus L.
I. Gómez-Undiano   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential of entomopathogens in biological control of the box-tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

open access: yesBaltic Forestry, 2023
The box-tree moth pyralid, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is the most important insect pest of box trees. Although C. perspectalis is an invasive species, studies on the isolation, characterization and insecticidal activity
M. Yaman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dynamics of phytophage invasions and peculiarities of their phenology in the parks of the south coast of the Crimea [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The analysis of the modern process of phytophagous insect invasion on the South Coast of the Crimea showed that since the beginning of the active introduction of woody and shrubby plants of foreign breeding for the 18-year period from 2002 to 2020 ...
Sharmagiy A.K.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring in a national park: Screening for invasive and pest species

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 1542-1557, November 2020., 2020
Abstract DNA metabarcoding was utilized for a large‐scale, multiyear assessment of biodiversity in Malaise trap collections from the Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, Bavaria). Principal component analysis of read count‐based biodiversities revealed clustering in concordance with whether collection sites were located inside or outside of the ...
Laura A. Hardulak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

First record of Neofusicoccum buxi Crous on Buxus sempervirens L. infested by Cydalima perspectalis (Walker) in Italy

open access: yes, 2020
The authors report the first record in Italy and the third in the World of Neofusicoccum buxi. This fungus was found as an agent of leaf spots on Buxus sempervirens plants infested by the invasive insect Cydalima perspectalis in a habitat 5110 (EU 92/43 ...
Mariotti, Mauro   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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