Better Understanding the Potential Importance of Florida Roadside Breeding Habitat for the Monarch
Insects, 2018 The North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has declined significantly over the past two decades. Among the many other factors, loss of breeding habitat has been implicated as a potential leading driver.
Jaret Daniels +5 more
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Discovery of Two Moth Species New to Michigan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Tortricidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Rhizedra lutosa (Noctuidae) and Argyrotaenia cockerellana (Tortricidae), are reported from Michigan for the first time, from remnant patches of mesic lakeplain prairie in Sumpter Township, Wayne Co.
Summerville, Keith S
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Using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling to Survey Rare Butterfly Populations
Insects, 2019 Advances in nondestructive genetic sampling techniques continue to offer new opportunities for studying organisms, particularly those of conservation concern where more traditional invasive sampling methods are often not available.
Caroline Storer +3 more
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Abundance and Identification of the Leafmining Guild on Apple in the Mid-Atlantic States [PDF]
, 2017 The leafmining guild on apple in the northeastern United States was studied from 1983 to 1988. Ten species of leafminers, all Lepidoptera, were encountered during the sampling. Phyllonorycter spp. (P. blancardella and P.
Brown, M. W
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An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Honduras [PDF]
, 2012 A biodiversity inventory of the Lepidoptera of Pico Bonito National Park and vicinity, in the Department of Atlantida of northern Honduras, was initiated in 2009 to obtain baseline data.
Miller, Jaqueline Y. +8 more
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Geometra papilionaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): a new species for the fauna of Greece [PDF]
Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2017 The first record of Geometra papilionaria L. from Greece is provided, extending the known area of the species in the Balkan Peninsula and raising the Geometrinae fauna of Greece to 18 species. A brief characterisation of the collecting site is also given.
Tóth, Balázs
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Toxicity and residual activity of spinetoram to neonate larvae of Grapholita molesta (Busck) and Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Semi-field and laboratory trials [PDF]
, 2016 Spinetoram is a fermentation insecticide, derived from the actinomycete Saccharopolyspora spinosa. It works by disrupting the GABA-gated chloride channels and by causing persistent activation of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Avilla Hernández, Jesús +4 more
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Phylogeny and divergence time estimation of Io moths and relatives (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Automeris) [PDF]
PeerJThe saturniid moth genus Automeris includes 145 described species. Their geographic distribution ranges from the eastern half of North America to as far south as Peru. Automeris moths are cryptically colored, with forewings that resemble dead leaves, and
Chelsea Skojec +4 more
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Wellcome Open Research, 2023 We present a genome assembly from an individual female Ochlodes sylvanus, the Large Skipper (Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The genome sequence is 380 megabases in span.
Alex Hayward +4 more
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Susceptibility of the Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) to \u3ci\u3eBacillus Thuringiensis\u3c/i\u3e Var. \u3ci\u3eKurstaki\u3c/i\u3e Used for Gypsy Moth Suppression in Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 We investigated the phenological and physiological susceptibility of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) to Bacillus thuringiensis var.
Baue, Leah S +5 more
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