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New and interesting records of early spring and late autumn Heterocera species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) in Altai Republic (Russia, South Siberia)

Acta Biologica Sibirica
Twenty two species from the families of Chimabachidae, Ethmiidae, Crambidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lemoniidae, Sphingidae, Erebidae and Noctuidae are reported from Altai Republic of Russia.
Svyatoslav A. Knyazev, Vadim V. Ivonin
doaj   +1 more source

Airborne Environmental DNA for Moth Monitoring: Effectiveness, Challenges, and Complementarity With Traditional Methods

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 4, July‐August 2026.
Airborne eDNA metabarcoding captured broad patterns of moth diversity and detected species missed by light traps, but failed to reflect abundance and recovered fewer species overall. Airborne eDNA shows promise as a complementary, non‐invasive tool for Lepidopteran monitoring, though methodological refinement remains essential.
Audrey Wong, Alejandro Maeda‐Obregon, Grant Hazlehurst, Julia J. Day   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sphingidae of the Cevennes

, 1989
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Feltwell, John, Ducros, Patrick
openaire   +2 more sources

New records of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from Sergipe, Northeastern Brazil

Entomological Communications
Checklists are essential for elucidating species distributions. Hawkmoths, known for their extensive distribution, are considered cosmopolitan. However, in Brazil, surveys of Sphingidae are unevenly distributed across the region, with Northeastern ...
Guilherme M. Viana, Stefany A. Santos, Geovanna K. S. Costa, Antonio B. S. Farias, Cristiano A. Iserhard, Jean C. Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Annotated checklist of Bombicoidea (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) in the Utría National Natural Park Chocó, Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2019
We present an annotated checklist of the species of Bombycidae, Saturniidae and Sphingidae collected in the Utría National Natural Park, Chocó, Colombia. We used mercury light trap for 31 days in four different habitats.
Liliana Prada Lara, Yenny Correa-Carmona, Alejandra Clavijo Giraldo, Sergio Andrés Vargas, Dumar Ariel Parrales   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of artificial light at night on moths (Lepidoptera, Heterocera): A review of the literature and future research directions

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is an emerging environmental issue with significant impacts on nocturnal insects, particularly nocturnal Lepidoptera. We conducted a systematic review addressing the effects of ALAN on insects, with a focus on nocturnal Lepidoptera.
Denise Trombin, Luca Dessì, Simona Bonelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic Assessment and Distributional Records of Sphingidae Moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) from Nagaland

Journal of Advanced Zoology
An updated checklist of 22 moth species under 14 genera belonging to Sphingidae has been catalogued with an aim to follow the current state of knowledge in moth diversity from the north-eastern state of Nagaland. Although, richly endowed with an array of
Abesh Chakraborty, Dipanwita Chakraborty, Sangeeta Biswas, Anurudha Chakraborty, M. Deb   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva, Rodrigo Almeida Pinheiro, José Cola Zanuncio, Conceição Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptic Vocal Communication in the Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1561, Issue 1, July 2026.
Proboscis bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) balance communication and crypsis through distinct vocal strategies. Naturally selected calls are high‐frequency, short‐range, and produced during motion, reducing predator detection. In contrast, sexually selected signals are more conspicuous.
Lena E. Dressler, Karl‐Heinz Frommolt, Mirjam Knörnschild, Martina Nagy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of proboscis length and feeding behaviour in hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

Royal Society Open Science
Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) display some of the most extraordinary and iconic morphological adaptations. They are well known to have long proboscides, which have evolved to obtain nectar from flowers with deep tubes.
Christian D. Couch, Paul K. Masonick, David M. Plotkin, Xuankun Li, Jesse W. Breinholt, R. Rougerie, Jesse R. Barber, I. Kitching, A. Kawahara   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source