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ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major annual crop cultivated worldwide. In the Americas, the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a key pest of this crop, causing direct damage to plants through phloem feeding and indirect damage by transmitting phytopathogens.
Tatiane Cristina Barbosa Cândido +3 more
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Additions to the list of Lepidoptera (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North Kazakhstan
The article presents the results of studying the fauna of Lepidoptera in the North Kazakhstan region in the field season of 2023. An annotated check-list includes 162 species from the families Psychidae, Plutellidae, Depressariidae, Autostichidae ...
Svyatoslav A. Knyazev
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Are Toxic Butterflies More Easily Detected by Human ‘Predators’?
Aposematic signals are often thought to be conspicuous and stable across environments. Yet, butterflies can have distinct colours on their dorsal and ventral sides which contradict this prediction. We found that despite toxic butterflies having similar detectability on both sides, only dorsal detectability positively correlated with toxicity.
Marilia Fernandes Erickson +2 more
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Aestivation in Pieris brassicae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): Implications for parasitism [PDF]
Only in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula the large white butterfly Pieris brassicae was recorded to pass the summer in pupal aestivation, induced by long-day photoperiods. It is not clear why this photoperiodic response is regionally restricted. We investigated whether the change of life history in P.
Spieth, Hubert, Schwarzer, E
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Etude sur le genre Dismorphia Hübn. [Lep. Pieridae]
Ferreira d'Almeida Romualdo. Etude sur le genre Dismorphia Hübn. [Lep. Pieridae]. In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 38 (19),1933. pp.
Ferreira d'Almeida, Romualdo
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En el presente trabajo se presentan los primeros registros de Papilionidae, Pieridae y Lycaenidae del interior de la Caldera de Lubá, ubicada en el sur de Bioko. De las 16 especies colectadas pertenecientes a estas familias (8 Papilionidae, 4 Pieridae y
I. Martín, P. Cobos
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ABSTRACT Pollination is a key ecosystem service, yet most studies focus on diurnal interactions, often overlooking nocturnal pollinators such as hawkmoths and settling moths. In arid environments, nocturnal pollination plays a crucial role in maintaining native plant species of high biocultural value, as seen in the Caatinga dry forest.
Joel A. Queiroz +3 more
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Rodzaj Leptidea Bllberg, 1820 w Polsce (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Skalski, Andrzej W. (1995): Rodzaj Leptidea Bllberg, 1820 w Polsce (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
Skalski, Andrzej W.
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Dragon fruit (pitaya; Hylocereus undatus) is a promising, new high‐value crop in New Zealand. The large nocturnal flowers open for one night and close early in the morning the following day over a 3‐ to 6‐month long flowering period. In dragon fruit's native range, hawkmoths and bats are key nocturnal pollinators, and honey bees visit flowers during ...
Max N. Buxton +2 more
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In this paper, we reported the butterflies and moths that are consumed in Mexico. We identified 67 species of Lepidoptera that are eaten principally in their larval stage in 17 states of Mexico. These species belong to 16 families: Arctiidae, Bombycidae,
Oliva-Rivera Héctor +5 more
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