African-Arabian and Asian-Pacific "Mocis frugalis": Two distinct species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
It is shown that under the name Mocis frugalis (F., 1775), considered to represent a widespread pest of graminaceous crops in the Eastern hemisphere and the Pacific, two species have been hitherto confused.
Alberto ZILLI
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Athetis pallidipennis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
The Athetis pallidipennis belongs to Noctuidae in Lepidoptera. The complete mitogenome of A. pallidipennis was described in this study, which is typical circular duplex molecules and 15,344 bp in length, containing the standard metazoan set of 13 protein-
Zhi-Qiang Li+4 more
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Hadula vassilinini (O. Bang Haas, 1927) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) new to Iran with description of its female [PDF]
Hadula vassilinini (O. Bang Haas, 1927) was collected in crop fields' areas of Khuzestan province, south-west Iran. Adults and genitalia are illustrated, with notes on bionomy and distribution.
Mehdi Esfandiari
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Published as part of Zuparko, Robert L., 2015, Annotated Checklist of California Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera), pp. 1-126 in Zootaxa 4017 (1) on pages 114-117, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4017.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record ...
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Diet acts on sexual behavior development in a male moth
Drastic changes are observed during sexual maturation characterized by the reproductive system development concomitantly to the sexual behavior ontogenesis. These modifications are under the control of internal and external factors such as food. Knowing that sexual maturation requires considerable energetic investment, diet has been shown to affect ...
Evan Force+6 more
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The Mediterranean corn borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) has a unique and recently multiplied juvenile hormone esterase gene family (SnJHER) with particular transcriptional profiles and functional characteristics.
Dimitrios KONTOGIANNATOS+2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Anarta trifolii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
The Anarta trifolii belongs to Noctuidae in Lepidoptera. The complete mitogenome of A. trifolii was described in this study, which is typical circular duplex molecules and 15,281 bp in length, containing the standard metazoan set of 13 protein-coding ...
Yu-Peng Wu+5 more
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Diagnostic Alleles From Electrophoresis Distinguish Two Noctuid Pest Species, \u3ci\u3eHydraecia Immanis\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eH. Micacea\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). [PDF]
Native hop vine borer (Hydraecia immanis) and introduced potato stem borer (H. micacea) populations in Midwest corn have reached noticeable levels near the Great Lakes plant community ecotone between boreal forests and temperate deciduous forests.
Bossart, Janice L+2 more
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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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