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Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Species, Egg Parasitoids of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on Sugarcane (Poales: Poaceae) in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The aim of this study was to identify egg parasitoids of Diatrea saccharalis F., sensu Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in sugarcane in Tucumán, Argentina.
Isas, Marcos Gerardo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Genomic Insights Into Species Delimitation and the Evolutionary History of Mimetic Aletis Moths (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the Afrotropics

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
We investigated the evolutionary history and species boundaries of diurnal Aletis moths in the Afrotropics using mitochondrial DNA and genome‐wide SNP data. Our results support five distinct species, with divergence dating back to 0.9 million years ago, influenced by climate‐driven isolation and habitat variation.
Kyung Min Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhythmic biosynthesis of sex pheromone modulates the calling and mating behaviors of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

open access: yesNew Plant Protection, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2025.
The six‐step “morning flight–mating” behavioral sequence in Tuta absoluta is characterized by rhythmic behavior occurring from 05:30 to 08:00, with a peak from 05:30 to 06:30. This “morning flight–mating” rhythm in T. absoluta is regulated by the rhythmic release of sex pheromones.
Minglei Luo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: V. Crambidae and Pyralidae (Lepidoptera) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
187 species of Pyraloidea from Emmet and Cheboygan Counties in Michigan are documented, providing the first extensive list of any microlepidopteran group for any part of the state.
Scholtens, Brian
core   +3 more sources

The role of the male produced pheromone in the reproduction behaviour of the southern armyworm Pseudaletia separata (Wlk.) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1971
Detailed courtship patterns have been described for few species of Lepidoptera. Most of the descriptive work in the literature is fragmentary or lacking in experimental or statistical analysis.
Clearwater, John Russell
core  

\u3ci\u3eEpinotia Nisella\u3c/i\u3e: an Unrecorded Host and Mode of Feeding (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The larva of Epinotia nisella is best known as a feeder in female catkins of Populus, primarily P. tremuloides Michx. in North America. In Minnesota, adults were reared from larvae boring in current-growth branchlets of P. balsamifera L., with no sign of
Miller, William E
core   +2 more sources

Two new species of Pseudohadena Alphéraky, 1889 from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2012
Two new species of Pseudohadena, P. anatine sp. n. and P. gorbunovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) are described from Ustyurt, Kazakhstan. Illustrations of adults and the genitalia of both sexes are provided. Microstructures of vesicae are described and
Oleg Pekarsky
doaj   +1 more source

Predation by Amphibians and Small Mammals on the Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Stomach-content analyses of pitfall-trapped amphibians and small mammals showed that the eastern American toad, Bujo americanus americanus, and the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, preyed on late instars and moths of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura ...
Crawford, Hewlette S, Jr.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Biting midges from Dominican amber : 3. Species of the tribes Culicoidini and Ceratopogonini (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
The following 10 new species of biting midges are described and illustrated from Dominican amber: Culicoides (Oecacta) antilleanus, C. (0.) brodzinskyi, C. (0.) ambericus, C. (0.) hispanicolus, C. mammalicolus, Brachypogon (B.) american us, B. (Isohelea)
Grogan, William L. Jr.   +1 more
core  

Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
International audienceThe New World genus Philonome Chambers, 1874 is revised. This genus comprises twelve species, seven of which are described as new: two species, P. nigrescens sp. n. and P. wielgusi sp.
Davis, Donald R.   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

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