Second contribution to the knowledge of the Lithosiini of Gabon: the genus Nanna Birket-Smith (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) [PDF]
The presence of the genus Nanna in Gabon is treated. Four species are recorded, two of which are new to science (N. molouba sp. nov. and N. semigrisea sp. nov.), and the hitherto unknown female of Nannaa ceratopygia is described.
Apinda Legnouo, Emelie Arlette +2 more
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Ecological Traits Fail to Consistently Predict Moth Species Persistance in Managed Forest Stands [PDF]
Species traits have been used as predictors of species extinction and colonization probabilities in fragmented landscapes. Thus far, trait-based analytical frameworks have been less commonly employed as predictive tools for species persistence following ...
Summerville, Keith S
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Photoperiodic Response of Abrostola asclepiadis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent for Swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum, Apocynaceae) [PDF]
A biological control program is in development for two swallow-wort species (Vincetoxicum, Apocynaceae), European vines introduced into northeastern North America.
Biazzo, Jeromy +4 more
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RNA interference (RNAi) technology uses dsRNAs to silence specific targeted genes by downregulating their expression. It has become a potent tool for functional and regulatory studies of insect genes and has potential to be applied for insect control ...
Saikat Kumar B. GHOSH +1 more
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Исследован весенне-раннелетний аспект фауны макрочешуекрылых заповедника «Бастак». Отмечены 160 видов, относящиеся к 24 семействам. Из них для фауны заповедника «Бастак» впервые приведены два семейства (Sesiidae, Zygaenidae) и 65 видов. Один вид, Hypena
Евгений Сергеевич Кошкин
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Novel Prey Record for Scymnus caudalis LeConte and First Records of Four Other Species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Wisconsin, U.S.A. [PDF]
New prey and distribution records are presented for five species of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Scymnus (Pullus) caudalis LeConte is recorded for the first time preying on Aphis asclepiadis Fitch (Hemiptera: Aphididae).
Hesler, Louis S., Nixon, Jedidiah
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Arkansas Lepidoptera Survey: A Preliminary Check List of Arkansas Species [PDF]
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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The present paper briefly describes the Lithosiini genitalia and discusses their terminology. Twelve new terms are introduced: medius, introrsum, conjuga, collis, iuba, jugum basalis, jugum distalis, arcus, intersaccular bridge, lamella centralis ...
A. V. Volynkin
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Larval diet type and voltinism are linked with adult body size in European Erebidae (Lepidoptera)
Body size is one of the most characteristic traits of every animal species and strongly influences its ecological niche. Identifying life-history traits that are associated with body size and investigating possible causalities behind such contingencies ...
Carlo L. Seifert +2 more
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Checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, India [PDF]
A checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Erebidae, Noctuidae, Euteliidae, and Nolidae) from Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve and Kodaikanal Hills in Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu is presented.
Kuppusamy Sivasankaran +3 more
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