A New Cryptic Lactura from Texas (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 A new species of Lactura is described from Texas: Lactura rubritegula sp. n. Identity of the new species can be reliably determined by both larval and adult characters, CO1 haplotypes, and its late-spring period of flight activity.
Tanner Matson, David L. Wagner
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A Revision of North American Lactura (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 The Lactura Walker, 1854 fauna north of Mexico is revised. Six species are documented, one new species Lactura nalli Matson & Wagner, sp. n. is described, and two new synonymies are proposed: Lactura psammitis (Zeller, 1872), syn. n.
Tanner A. Matson +2 more
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Evolution and losses of spines in slug caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Larvae of the cosmopolitan family Limacodidae, commonly known as “slug” caterpillars, are well known because of the widespread occurrence of spines with urticating properties, a morpho‐chemical adaptive trait that has been demonstrated to protect the ...
Yu‐Chi Lin +3 more
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Parasitoids of Heterogynis Rambur (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea, Heterogynidae) [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2018 Nine parasitoids of the moth genus Heterogynis are presented: six species of Hymenoptera from the families Chalcididae, Eulophidae and Ichneumonidae (Agrothereutes hospes (Tschek), Baryscapus endemus (Walker), Brachymeria inermis (Fonscolombe), Diplazon ...
Žikić Vladimir +4 more
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EDIS, 2015 This EDIS publication is an alternate version of a page published first on the Featured Creatures website. The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida.
Donald W. Hall
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Three species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea), new to Korea
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2018 Three species of Limacodidae, Ceratonema butleri Kawada, 1930, Microleon decolatus Sasaki, 2016, and Isopenthocrates japona Yoshimoto, 2004, are recorded for the first time from Korea.
Jae-Cheon Sohn +2 more
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The anti-bat strategy of ultrasound absorption: the wings of nocturnal moths (Bombycoidea: Saturniidae) absorb more ultrasound than the wings of diurnal moths (Chalcosiinae: Zygaenoidea: Zygaenidae) [PDF]
Biology Open, 2017 The selection pressure from echolocating bats has driven the development of a diverse range of anti-bat strategies in insects. For instance, several studies have proposed that the wings of some moths absorb a large portion of the sound energy contained ...
Athanasios Ntelezos +2 more
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The mitochondrial genomes of the Geometroidea (Lepidoptera) and their phylogenetic implications. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 In this study, we determined nine mitochondrial genomes for the Geometridae for the first time. A tRNA gene rearrangement was recognized in S. indicataria, which represents the first gene rearrangement reported for Geometroidea and is also unique in Lepidoptera.
Ding W +6 more
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The Genus Heterogynis Rambur, 1866 (Heterogynidae, Lepidoptera): Congruence of Molecular, Morphological and Morphometric Evidence Reveal New Species in Serbia. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The Heterogynidae are a small family of moths consisting of a single genus Heterogynis and sixteen described species distributed in the Mediterranean region. A species new to science, Heterogynis serbica sp.
Stojanović DV +5 more
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SHILAP, 2012 Se ofrecen datos de distribución de 97 especies de Lepidoptera del Parque Natural Sierra María-Los Vélez (Almería, sureste de España) pertenecientes a las familias Zygaenidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae y Nymphalidae.
M. Garre +4 more
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