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Staude, Hermann S., Marion Maclean, Silvia Mecenero, Rudolph J. Pretorius, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Simon An Noort, Allison Sharp, et al. "Geometroidea: Geometridae: Geometrinae, Larentiinae, Sterrhinae; Uraniidae." Metamorphosis 31, no. 3 (March 21, 2022): 125–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v31i3.8.
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EXPLANATION OF THE MASTER LISTSThere are 28 master lists, grouped as convenient taxon groups and split in such a way as to make each list individually downloadable but form an integral part of the main article. Citations to these master lists should be as indicated for the main article. Each master list contains a table that is made up of eight columns and each row represents information on one rearing record. For each master list, the rearing records are ordered under family, subfamily and sometimes tribe headings (in some cases we offer a superfamily instead of a family name where we were uncertain of the family placement). The records are ordered by family, subfamily, species and then rearer name. Explanation of the information contained in each column is as follows:Ref. no. This column contains references to a unique rearing number that links the notes, photographs and reared specimens gathered during the course of the rearing. A blank field indicate that there was no reference number submitted.Lepidoptera species. This column contains the best identification that could be made of the Lepidoptera taxon at the time of publication given the resources available. The name of the taxon specialist who identified the species (if not an author) is given in brackets. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the taxon with some certainty.Host species (Family). This columns contain the best identifications that could be made of the host species, on which the caterpillar was feeding, at the time of publication given the resources available. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the plant species to that level with some certainty or that feeding by the caterpillar was not confirmed. In the majority of cases the host indicated is the host on which the life stage was collected in the wild and on which the caterpillar fed subsequently. In cases where the host was presented to the larva in captivity, this is indicated. Where relevant, the name of the determiner is given in brackets. The host family name is given at the end in brackets. The phrase “reared ab ovum” means that the pictured larva was reared from the egg, meaning that the entire life-history of the species (all larval instars) was recorded and documented. In most cases such larvae were reared from eggs laid by a female moth collected at a light but raised on a natural host-plant of the species (though not necessarily one occurring at the locality where the female was taken), in some cases such larvae were reared from eggs found laid on a host-plant in the wild, and in a few cases the larvae were reared on an unnatural (exotic) host-plant in captivity. Such imprecisions regarding host use are, however, also contained in records of field-collected larvae, as mature larvae sometimes feed on plants they will not take in the early instars but do switch to at a later stage, and many also naturally feed on exotic plants in the wild.Locality. This column contains a short standardised reference to the locality where the specimen used in the rearing was collected, be it any life stage or a female from which eggs were obtained. The locality field lists, in order, the locality description, followed by the closest town, province (where relevant) and then country.Date of collection (c), pupation (p), emergence (e). This column contains the dates as indicated, where available. Missing dates are indicated by a “?”.Rearer. This column contains the name(s) of the person(s) who conducted the rearing, who may or may not have been the person who collected the rearing material.Final instar larva. This column contains the photographs of the caterpillar of the species reared. In most cases they depict the final-instar larva and at the time it was still feeding, but in some cases they show the larva in the pre-pupation phase (usually on the ground) and in a few cases an earlier instar, where for some reason a photograph of the final instar was unavailable.Adult. This column contains photographs of the actual adult specimen reared from the caterpillar shown in the previous column. Photographs marked with * are not of the actual adult specimen which emerged from the imaged larva.
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Staude, Hermann S., Marion Maclean, Silvia Mecenero, Rudolph J. Pretorius, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Simon Van Noort, Allison Sharp, et al. "Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae (2)." Metamorphosis 31, no. 3 (March 17, 2022): 91–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v31i3.6.
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EXPLANATION OF THE MASTER LISTSThere are 28 master lists, grouped as convenient taxon groups and split in such a way as to make each list individually downloadable but form an integral part of the main article. Citations to these master lists should be as indicated for the main article. Each master list contains a table that is made up of eight columns and each row represents information on one rearing record. For each master list, the rearing records are ordered under family, subfamily and sometimes tribe headings (in some cases we offer a superfamily instead of a family name where we were uncertain of the family placement). The records are ordered by family, subfamily, species and then rearer name. Explanation of the information contained in each column is as follows:Ref. no. This column contains references to a unique rearing number that links the notes, photographs and reared specimens gathered during the course of the rearing. A blank field indicate that there was no reference number submitted.Lepidoptera species. This column contains the best identification that could be made of the Lepidoptera taxon at the time of publication given the resources available. The name of the taxon specialist who identified the species (if not an author) is given in brackets. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the taxon with some certainty.Host species (Family). This columns contain the best identifications that could be made of the host species, on which the caterpillar was feeding, at the time of publication given the resources available. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the plant species to that level with some certainty or that feeding by the caterpillar was not confirmed. In the majority of cases the host indicated is the host on which the life stage was collected in the wild and on which the caterpillar fed subsequently. In cases where the host was presented to the larva in captivity, this is indicated. Where relevant, the name of the determiner is given in brackets. The host family name is given at the end in brackets. The phrase “reared ab ovum” means that the pictured larva was reared from the egg, meaning that the entire life-history of the species (all larval instars) was recorded and documented. In most cases such larvae were reared from eggs laid by a female moth collected at a light but raised on a natural host-plant of the species (though not necessarily one occurring at the locality where the female was taken), in some cases such larvae were reared from eggs found laid on a host-plant in the wild, and in a few cases the larvae were reared on an unnatural (exotic) host-plant in captivity. Such imprecisions regarding host use are, however, also contained in records of field-collected larvae, as mature larvae sometimes feed on plants they will not take in the early instars but do switch to at a later stage, and many also naturally feed on exotic plants in the wild.Locality. This column contains a short standardised reference to the locality where the specimen used in the rearing was collected, be it any life stage or a female from which eggs were obtained. The locality field lists, in order, the locality description, followed by the closest town, province (where relevant) and then country.Date of collection (c), pupation (p), emergence (e). This column contains the dates as indicated, where available. Missing dates are indicated by a “?”.Rearer. This column contains the name(s) of the person(s) who conducted the rearing, who may or may not have been the person who collected the rearing material.Final instar larva. This column contains the photographs of the caterpillar of the species reared. In most cases they depict the final-instar larva and at the time it was still feeding, but in some cases they show the larva in the pre-pupation phase (usually on the ground) and in a few cases an earlier instar, where for some reason a photograph of the final instar was unavailable.Adult. This column contains photographs of the actual adult specimen reared from the caterpillar shown in the previous column. Photographs marked with * are not of the actual adult specimen which emerged from the imaged larva.
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Staude, Hermann S., Marion Maclean, Silvia Mecenero, Rudolph J. Pretorius, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Simon Van Noort, Allison Sharp, et al. "Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae (3)." Metamorphosis 31, no. 3 (March 17, 2022): 110–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v31i3.7.
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EXPLANATION OF THE MASTER LISTSThere are 28 master lists, grouped as convenient taxon groups and split in such a way as to make each list individually downloadable but form an integral part of the main article. Citations to these master lists should be as indicated for the main article. Each master list contains a table that is made up of eight columns and each row represents information on one rearing record. For each master list, the rearing records are ordered under family, subfamily and sometimes tribe headings (in some cases we offer a superfamily instead of a family name where we were uncertain of the family placement). The records are ordered by family, subfamily, species and then rearer name. Explanation of the information contained in each column is as follows:Ref. no. This column contains references to a unique rearing number that links the notes, photographs and reared specimens gathered during the course of the rearing. A blank field indicate that there was no reference number submitted.Lepidoptera species. This column contains the best identification that could be made of the Lepidoptera taxon at the time of publication given the resources available. The name of the taxon specialist who identified the species (if not an author) is given in brackets. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the taxon with some certainty.Host species (Family). This columns contain the best identifications that could be made of the host species, on which the caterpillar was feeding, at the time of publication given the resources available. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the plant species to that level with some certainty or that feeding by the caterpillar was not confirmed. In the majority of cases the host indicated is the host on which the life stage was collected in the wild and on which the caterpillar fed subsequently. In cases where the host was presented to the larva in captivity, this is indicated. Where relevant, the name of the determiner is given in brackets. The host family name is given at the end in brackets. The phrase “reared ab ovum” means that the pictured larva was reared from the egg, meaning that the entire life-history of the species (all larval instars) was recorded and documented. In most cases such larvae were reared from eggs laid by a female moth collected at a light but raised on a natural host-plant of the species (though not necessarily one occurring at the locality where the female was taken), in some cases such larvae were reared from eggs found laid on a host-plant in the wild, and in a few cases the larvae were reared on an unnatural (exotic) host-plant in captivity. Such imprecisions regarding host use are, however, also contained in records of field-collected larvae, as mature larvae sometimes feed on plants they will not take in the early instars but do switch to at a later stage, and many also naturally feed on exotic plants in the wild.Locality. This column contains a short standardised reference to the locality where the specimen used in the rearing was collected, be it any life stage or a female from which eggs were obtained. The locality field lists, in order, the locality description, followed by the closest town, province (where relevant) and then country.Date of collection (c), pupation (p), emergence (e). This column contains the dates as indicated, where available. Missing dates are indicated by a “?”.Rearer. This column contains the name(s) of the person(s) who conducted the rearing, who may or may not have been the person who collected the rearing material.Final instar larva. This column contains the photographs of the caterpillar of the species reared. In most cases they depict the final-instar larva and at the time it was still feeding, but in some cases they show the larva in the pre-pupation phase (usually on the ground) and in a few cases an earlier instar, where for some reason a photograph of the final instar was unavailable.Adult. This column contains photographs of the actual adult specimen reared from the caterpillar shown in the previous column. Photographs marked with * are not of the actual adult specimen which emerged from the imaged larva.
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Staude, Hermann S., Marion Maclean, Silvia Mecenero, Rudolph J. Pretorius, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Simon Van Noort, Allison Sharp, et al. "Geometroidea: Geometridae: Desmobathrinae, Ennominae (1)." Metamorphosis 31, no. 3 (March 17, 2022): 72–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v31i3.5.
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EXPLANATION OF THE MASTER LISTSThere are 28 master lists, grouped as convenient taxon groups and split in such a way as to make each list individually downloadable but form an integral part of the main article. Citations to these master lists should be as indicated for the main article. Each master list contains a table that is made up of eight columns and each row represents information on one rearing record. For each master list, the rearing records are ordered under family, subfamily and sometimes tribe headings (in some cases we offer a superfamily instead of a family name where we were uncertain of the family placement). The records are ordered by family, subfamily, species and then rearer name. Explanation of the information contained in each column is as follows:Ref. no. This column contains references to a unique rearing number that links the notes, photographs and reared specimens gathered during the course of the rearing. A blank field indicate that there was no reference number submitted.Lepidoptera species. This column contains the best identification that could be made of the Lepidoptera taxon at the time of publication given the resources available. The name of the taxon specialist who identified the species (if not an author) is given in brackets. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the taxon with some certainty.Host species (Family). This columns contain the best identifications that could be made of the host species, on which the caterpillar was feeding, at the time of publication given the resources available. A blank cell means that we were unable to identify the plant species to that level with some certainty or that feeding by the caterpillar was not confirmed. In the majority of cases the host indicated is the host on which the life stage was collected in the wild and on which the caterpillar fed subsequently. In cases where the host was presented to the larva in captivity, this is indicated. Where relevant, the name of the determiner is given in brackets. The host family name is given at the end in brackets. The phrase “reared ab ovum” means that the pictured larva was reared from the egg, meaning that the entire life-history of the species (all larval instars) was recorded and documented. In most cases such larvae were reared from eggs laid by a female moth collected at a light but raised on a natural host-plant of the species (though not necessarily one occurring at the locality where the female was taken), in some cases such larvae were reared from eggs found laid on a host-plant in the wild, and in a few cases the larvae were reared on an unnatural (exotic) host-plant in captivity. Such imprecisions regarding host use are, however, also contained in records of field-collected larvae, as mature larvae sometimes feed on plants they will not take in the early instars but do switch to at a later stage, and many also naturally feed on exotic plants in the wild.Locality. This column contains a short standardised reference to the locality where the specimen used in the rearing was collected, be it any life stage or a female from which eggs were obtained. The locality field lists, in order, the locality description, followed by the closest town, province (where relevant) and then country.Date of collection (c), pupation (p), emergence (e). This column contains the dates as indicated, where available. Missing dates are indicated by a “?”.Rearer. This column contains the name(s) of the person(s) who conducted the rearing, who may or may not have been the person who collected the rearing material.Final instar larva. This column contains the photographs of the caterpillar of the species reared. In most cases they depict the final-instar larva and at the time it was still feeding, but in some cases they show the larva in the pre-pupation phase (usually on the ground) and in a few cases an earlier instar, where for some reason a photograph of the final instar was unavailable.Adult. This column contains photographs of the actual adult specimen reared from the caterpillar shown in the previous column. Photographs marked with * are not of the actual adult specimen which emerged from the imaged larva.
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Butler, Linda. "FOOD PLANT STUDIES FOR THE HALF-WING GEOMETER, PHIGALIA TITEA (CRAMER) (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)." Canadian Entomologist 117, no. 5 (May 1985): 547–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent117547-5.
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AbstractDuring 1983, collections and observations of the half-wing geometer, Phigalia titea (Cramer), were made in 2 counties of eastern West Virginia where the species had caused heavy defoliation of hardwoods in the previous 2 years. Larvae were observed on 41 species of host plants in the field. Host–plant evaluations for 69 species were made in the laboratory with 1st-instar larvae. According to criteria of response/developmental time of larvae, 33 plants were categorized as highly acceptable, 12 as acceptable, 20 as unacceptable, and 4 as toxic.
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Futuyma, Douglas J., and Thomas E. Philippi. "GENETIC VARIATION AND COVARIATION IN RESPONSES TO HOST PLANTS BYALSOPHILA POMETARIA(LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)." Evolution 41, no. 2 (March 1987): 269–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb05796.x.
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Segar, Simon T., Martin Volf, Brus Isua, Mentap Sisol, Conor M. Redmond, Margaret E. Rosati, Bradley Gewa, et al. "Variably hungry caterpillars: predictive models and foliar chemistry suggest how to eat a rainforest." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284, no. 1866 (November 8, 2017): 20171803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1803.
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A long-term goal in evolutionary ecology is to explain the incredible diversity of insect herbivores and patterns of host plant use in speciose groups like tropical Lepidoptera. Here, we used standardized food-web data, multigene phylogenies of both trophic levels and plant chemistry data to model interactions between Lepidoptera larvae (caterpillars) from two lineages (Geometridae and Pyraloidea) and plants in a species-rich lowland rainforest in New Guinea. Model parameters were used to make and test blind predictions for two hectares of an exhaustively sampled forest. For pyraloids, we relied on phylogeny alone and predicted 54% of species-level interactions, translating to 79% of all trophic links for individual insects, by sampling insects from only 15% of local woody plant diversity. The phylogenetic distribution of host-plant associations in polyphagous geometrids was less conserved, reducing accuracy. In a truly quantitative food web, only 40% of pair-wise interactions were described correctly in geometrids. Polyphenol oxidative activity (but not protein precipitation capacity) was important for understanding the occurrence of geometrids (but not pyraloids) across their hosts. When both foliar chemistry and plant phylogeny were included, we predicted geometrid–plant occurrence with 89% concordance. Such models help to test macroevolutionary hypotheses at the community level.
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GUEDES, ROZILEUDO DA SILVA, TEOTÔNIO LUCAS SABINO FERNANDES, and FERNANDO CÉSAR VIEIRA ZANELLA. "FIRST RECORD OF Numia terebintharia GUENÉE (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE) IN Ziziphus joazeiro MART. (RHAMNACEAE) IN BRAZIL." Revista Caatinga 34, no. 1 (January 2021): 236–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252021v34n124rc.
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ABSTRACT Geometridae is one of the most diverse Lepidoptera families; however, little information about Geometridae species is found, even regarding their distribution and basic biology, which are in general restricted to type locality. Lists of species and their host plants are not found for the Semiarid region of the Northeast of Brazil. The present note reports the occurrence of caterpillars of the species Numia terebintharia Guenée consuming leaves of evergreen trees of Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. in a site with xerophilous deciduous Caatinga vegetation in that region. Some trees had approximately 90% of their leaves with injuries. This is the first record of N. terebintharia caterpillars occurring in Brazil and the first record of Z. joazeiro as their host plant.
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Futuyma, Douglas J., and Thomas E. Philippi. "Genetic Variation and Covariation in Responses to Host Plants by Alsophila pometaria (Lepidoptera: geometridae)." Evolution 41, no. 2 (March 1987): 269. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2409137.
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DINIZ, I. R., H. C. MORAIS, A. M. F. BOTELHO, F. VENTUROLI, and B. C. CABRAL. "Lepidopteran caterpillar fauna on lactiferous host plants in the central Brazilian cerrado." Revista Brasileira de Biologia 59, no. 4 (November 1999): 627–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-71081999000400012.
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Nine lactiferous plants of five families were examined for caterpillars in a 4 ha cerrado sensu stricto (savanna-like vegetation) area of the University of Brasília Experimental Farm (DF, Brazil), from August 1995 to May 1997. In 5,540 censuses, less than 5% of the plants hosted caterpillars. All the caterpillars found, a total of 55 species in 15 families were reared under laboratory conditions. Pyralidae, Geometridae, Elachistidae, Megalopygidae, and Limacodidae were the richest caterpillar families recorded. Of the 55 species, more than 40% were polyphagous, feeding on different host plant families, while 21 were considered rare species with less than four records during the study period. The species' rareness did not permit any analysis of diet breadth. The presence of latex in the host plants seems to affect both the proportion of host plants with caterpillars (abundance) and the caterpillar species richness. The habit of eating plants that characteristically produce latex occurs in several distantly-related lepidopteran families. The results support the argument that specific behaviors to circumvent plant latex defense may have arisen independently many times in the Lepidoptera.
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O’donnell, Kaitlyn, Joseph Elkinton, Charlene Donahue, and Eleanor Groden. "Host Plant Effects on Winter Moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Larval Development and Survival." Environmental Entomology 48, no. 5 (July 25, 2019): 1162–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz085.
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Abstract The winter moth, Operophtera brumata (L.) is an invasive forest and agricultural pest in North America that causes severe defoliation to a wide range of host species. This study examines the differential larval densities, development, and survival on seven host species in midcoast Maine: red oak (Quercus rubra L., Fagales: Fagaceae), apple (Malus domestica L., Rosales: Rosaceae) and crab apple (Malus sp. L., Rosales: Rosaceae), red maple (Acer rubrum L., Sapindales: Sapindaceae), pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica L., Rosales: Rosaceae), white birch (Betula papyrifera L., Fagales: Betulaceae), wild lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustiflolium L., Ericales: Ericaceae), and highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L., Ericales: Ericaceae). We also explore the degree of synchrony between selected host plants and larval hatch and its effect on survival. We found that densities, development, and survival were significantly greater on red oak (Quercus rubra) and apple (Malus sp.) than on all other target species and were lowest on pin cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica). We found low larval densities in open, wild lowbush blueberry fields; however, larvae successfully fed and developed on wild lowbush blueberry in a laboratory setting. This suggests that winter moth is a potential pest to wild lowbush blueberry in Maine if the outbreak expands to include areas with wild lowbush blueberry production.
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Das, Rupjyoti, Gautam Handique, Somnath Roy, and Rashmi Rekha Saikia. "On biological parameters of tea looper Biston (Buzura) suppressaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) as influenced by host plants." Indian Journal of Entomology 80, no. 3 (2018): 1060. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-8172.2018.00174.8.
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Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka, Timothy G. Carr, and Heikki Roininen. "Factors Influencing the Distribution of a Generalist Spring-Feeding Moth,Operophtera brumata(Lepidoptera: Geometridae), on Host Plants." Environmental Entomology 28, no. 3 (June 1, 1999): 461–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/28.3.461.
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Pereira, Fabricio Fagundes, Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio, José Cola Zanuncio, Dirceu Pratissoli, and Marcelo Teixeira Tavares. "Species of Lepidoptera defoliators of Eucalyptus as new host for the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)." Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 51, no. 2 (April 2008): 259–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1516-89132008000200004.
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Pupae of Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll) and Thyrinteina leucoceraea Rindge (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) were obtained from Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell and Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake plants, respectively. Specimens of a parasitoid emerged from T. arnobia pupae and also found parasitising T. leucoceraea pupae in the field were identified as Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare and LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). This is the first report on P. elaeisis parasitizing T. arnobia and T. leucoceraea pupae in natural conditions in Brazil. P. elaeisis also parasitized these hosts and Bombyx mori Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner, Pseudaletia sequax Franclemont, Alabama argillacea Huebner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Dirphia moderata Bouvier (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and Halysidota pearsoni Watson (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in the laboratory. The production and release of P. elaeisis could be an efficient alternative for controlling Lepidoptera defoliators in eucalyptus plantations.
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Tikkanen, O. P., H. Roininen, P. Niemelä, J. Tahvanainen, and A. Zinovjev. "Use of host plants byOperopthera brumataL. (Lep., Geometridae) during the first recorded outbreak in the subcontinental boreal zone of Fennoscandia." Journal of Applied Entomology 122, no. 1-5 (January 12, 1998): 247–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1998.tb01491.x.
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Leinonen, Reima, Nadesda Kutenkova, Matti Ahola, Juhani Itämies, and Veli Vikberg. "The ecology, genitalia and larval morphology of Polythrena coloraria Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with records of its egg parasitoid Telenomus acarnas Kozlov & Kononova, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)." Entomologica Fennica 17, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.33338/ef.84288.
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Investigations were made upon the biology and habitat demands of the larvae and adults of Polythrena coloraria in the Kivach nature reserve in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, close to the eastern border of Finland. In the laboratory females laid eggs only on Ribes nigrum, although other plants were also available. Eggs were found in the field under the leaves of this plant, too. Instead larvae were not found in the field. In the laboratory they did not eat any other plants offered. In addition, the male and female genitalia and larval morphology are described. Based on these characteristics, the systematic position of the species is discussed. A parasitoid wasp Telenomus acarnas (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae, Telenominae) is reported fromthe eggs of P. coloraria. It seems to be the first host record for this parasitoid wasp.
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Nagarajan, Vikas Madhav, Rohith Srinivasan, and Mahathi Narayanaswamy. "Diversity of moths from the urban set-up of Valmiki Nagar, Chennai, India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 13, no. 14 (December 26, 2021): 20174–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.7515.13.14.20174-20189.
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A study was conducted at Valmiki Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to explore its moth diversity from December 2018 to May 2021. This manuscript presents a partial checklist of moths from Valmiki Nagar. Four locations around the colony were studied to record the moth fauna. The study sites were surveyed twice a month using a mercury vapour lamp along with a white sheet, along with over 100 visits at night. Diurnal surveys were conducted bimonthly to observe larval host plants and day flying moths. A total of 135 species were recorded from the study area, belonging to nine superfamilies. The most diverse family of moths recorded was family Erebidae, with 39% of moths recorded in the study belonging to this family, followed by Crambidae (30%), Geometridae (8%), and other families constituting the rest. The moth diversity in the month of July was seen to be the highest. Along with this study, future studies on similar lines will help in documenting the moth diversity of Chennai.
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Sutrisno, Hari. "RAPID ASSESSMENT ON MACRO-MOTH FAUNA AT NUSA BARONG NATURE RESERVE: A LOW DIVERSITY." Berkala Penelitian Hayati 12, no. 2 (June 30, 2007): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.23869/bphjbr.12.2.20074.
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Rapid assessment on moth faunas with focus on macro-moths was conducted at Nusa Barong Nature Reserve. The aims of the study were to acquire information of macro-moth diversity and to access the composition of the species at this area by comparing data from Meru Betiri National Park, Sebangau National Park and Busang forest. The results showed that the number of species at Nusa Barong, Meru Betiri, Sebangau and Busang were 47, 75, 97 and 297, respectively. The diversity of macro-moth fauna based on William’s α index at Nusa Barong was the lowest as compared to Meru Betiri National Park, Sebangau National Park and Busang forest, which were 34.58, 65.01, 50.91 and 102.08, respectively. The results also show that the similarity based on Jaccard’s index of the binary comparison varies from 0.029 to 0.089. The highest value was the comparison between Nusa Barong and Meru Betiri while the lowest was the comparison between Nusa Barong and Sebangau. In addition, Pyralidae, Geometridae and Noctuidae were dominant across all sites. At Nusa Barong, only 10 species that have been known their host plants; three of them caused damage to some crops, namely, Conogethes punctiferalis, Cydalima laticostalis and Achaea janata. There might be more species that have not been found during this study as indicated by the species numbers across all sites have not reach a plateau. This study clearly showed us that floral diversity and size of area determined the diversity of macro-moths at Nusa Barong Nature Reserve.
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Tsuji, Kaoru, and Teiji Sota. "Geographic variation in oviposition preference for male and female host plants in a geometrid moth: implications for evolution of host choice." Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 141, no. 2 (October 11, 2011): 178–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01183.x.
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Ramachandran, R. "Influence of host-plants on the wind dispersal and the survival of an Australian geometrid caterpillar." Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 44, no. 3 (August 1987): 289–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1987.tb00557.x.
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Das, Soma, and Ananda Mukhopadhyay. "Host-based life cycle traits and detoxification enzymes of major looper pests (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of tea from Darjeeling Terai, India." Phytoparasitica 42, no. 2 (November 24, 2013): 275–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12600-013-0358-1.
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Ruohomäki, Kai, Erkki Haukioja, and Kai Ruohomaki. "No Evidence of Genetic Specialization to Different Natural Host Plants within or among Populations of a Polyphagous Geometrid moth Epirrita autumnata." Oikos 63, no. 2 (March 1992): 267. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3545387.
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Shepherd, R. C. H. "Host specificity testing ofRhodometra sacraria [Lep.: Geometridae], a possible biological control candidate forEmex australis in Australia." Entomophaga 34, no. 4 (December 1989): 469–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02374384.
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Wang, Zi-Qi, Xiao-Gui Zhou, Qiang Xiao, Pu Tang, and Xue-Xin Chen. "The Potential of Parapanteles hyposidrae and Protapanteles immunis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as Biocontrol Agents for the Tea Grey Geometrid Ectropis grisescens (Lepidoptera)." Insects 13, no. 10 (October 16, 2022): 937. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13100937.
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The tea grey geometrid Ectropis grisescens has long been a significant insect pest of tea plants in China. Two parasitoids, Parapanteles hyposidrae and Protapanteles immunis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), are the most important parasitoids in the larval stage of E. grisescens. Yet, the potential of these two parasitoids for controlling the tea grey geometrid is not known. Here, we studied the parasitism performance of these two parasitoid species on different host densities under different temperatures as well as the interference effect of parasitoid density. The results showed that both parasitoid species, Pa. hyposidrae and Pr. immunis, exhibited a Type II functional response towards the tea grey geometrid E. grisescens at four tested temperatures. With increasing the density of E. grisescens larvae, the number of parasitized larvae increased until a maximum was reached. The highest number of hosts parasitized by Pa. hyposidrae or Pr. immunis reached 14.5 or 14.75 hosts d−1 at 22 °C, respectively. The estimated values of instantaneous searching efficiency (a) and handling time (h) for Pa. hyposidrae or Pr. immunis were 1.420 or 3.621 and 0.04 or 0.053 at 22 °C, respectively. Pr. immunis performed better than Pa. hyposidrae under higher temperatures. The parasitism rate by a single female parasitoid decreased with increasing parasitoid density at different temperatures, resulting in a reduction of searching efficiency. The findings of this study showed that Pr. immunis could be a better effective biocontrol agent than Pa. hyposidrae against the tea grey geometrid.
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Cordero-Borboa, Adolfo Ernesto, and Rodrigo Unda-Angeles. "Morphology and orientated growth of second-phase precipitates in a Eu2+-doped equimolar KCl:KBr solid solution: an epifluorescence microscopy study by using the doping ion as a fluorochrome." Microscopy 69, no. 1 (January 28, 2020): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmicro/dfz110.
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Abstract The shape and orientation of second-phase precipitates in a Eu2+-doped equimolar KCl:KBr solid solution are reported in this paper as they were unveiled by epifluorescence microscopy. To make this, microscopy images of different optical cross sections of some precipitate fields and, also, of some representative precipitates in these fields, were recorded by using the Eu2+ ion itself as a fluorochrome. From these images, the corresponding precipitate fields and individual precipitates were electronically reconstructed into the host lattice space. Previously, the KCl:KBr:Eu2+ system was characterized by absorption and fluorescence optical spectrophotometry, to tailor properly the fluorescence mirror unit, as well as by powder and single-plate X-ray diffraction, to correlate the host lattice orientation with those of the observed precipitates. These are shaped as plates, with broad faces parallel to host lattice {100}, {110} or {120}planes (the {100}, {110} and {120} precipitates, respectively), and as rods, aligned with a host lattice ˂100> direction (the ˂100> precipitates). The {100}, {110}, {120}-precipitate broad faces are in the shapes of 72.6° rhomboids, rectangles and 59.5° rhomboids, with a side lying along host lattice <310>, <110> and <421> directions, respectively, and with another side lying along a <100> direction. A typical precipitate field and the spatial reconstructions of typical {100}, {110}, {120} and ˂100> precipitates, as well as their corresponding electronic 3D-geometrical models, are described in detail. It is discussed that four different europium precipitation states are responsible for the precipitation and that the precipitate lattices are spatially coherent with the host lattice.
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Proietti, Giampaolo, Marko Cvetković, Bruno Saftić, Alessia Conti, Valentina Romano, and Sabina Bigi. "3D modelling and capacity estimation of potential targets for CO2 storage in the Adriatic Sea, Italy." Petroleum Geoscience 28, no. 1 (October 12, 2021): petgeo2020–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2020-117.
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One of the most innovative and effective technologies developed in recent decades for reducing carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere is carbon capture and storage (CCS). It consists of capture, transport and injection of CO2 produced by energy production plants or other industries. The injection takes place in deep geological formations with the suitable geometrical and petrophysical characteristics to trap CO2 permanently in the subsurface, which is called geological storage. In the development process of a potential geological storage site, correct capacity estimation of the injectable volumes of CO2 is one of the most important aspects. There are various approaches to estimate CO2 storage capacities for potential traps, including geometrical equations, dynamic modelling, numerical modelling and 3D modelling. In this work, the generation of 3D petrophysical models and equations for calculation of the storage volumes are used to estimate the effective storage capacity of four potential saline aquifers in the Adriatic Sea offshore. The results show how different saline aquifers, with different lithologies at favourable depths, can host a reasonable amount of CO2, which will require further and more detailed feasibility studies for each of these structures. A detailed analysis is carried out for each saline aquifer identified, varying the parameters of each structure identified and adapting them for a realistic estimate of potential geological storage capacity.Thematic collection: This article is part of the Geoscience for CO2 storage collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/geoscience-for-co2-storage
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Галицкий, В. В., and V. V. Galitskii. "Fractal Model of the Protoplant's Appearance." Mathematical Biology and Bioinformatics 11, no. 2 (October 31, 2016): 225–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17537/2016.11.225.
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Sectional model of the tree's system branches, which was published earlier, was extended on the range (0.1) of model's allometric parameter μ, relating the magnitude of the green biomass of a tree and its size (for spruce μ ≈ 1.83). The model showed the presence of a green biomass in this range. According to the statements of fractal geometry this points out a possibility to interpret the placement of green biomass as a set of photosynthesis points. In turn according to contemporary notions about endosymbiotic character of appearance of organelles in eukaryotic cell this was interpreted as begin of endosymbiosis of cyanobacteria and a host (protist). This has been modeled by the groups’ placement of growing number of points on an interval under initial limitation of the number of points per group. The limitation is connected to the initial absence in protist an infrastructure which is need for the growing number of cyanobacteria. It was demonstrated that initially in course of increasing total points number the parameter μ decreases from 1.0 to 0.25 under the fixed number of points per group and then increases to 1.0 under the fixed number of groups. This gives an initial braking (slowdown) of growth of protoplant's size (a characteristic geometrical dimension of set of points) and then exponential growth after deleting limitation of point number per group in evolution's course of host endosymbiosis similarly to higher plants. Morphological analogy of situations of begin of plant embryogenesis and begin of seed germination with the situation described by the model of protoplant appearance is discussed.
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Blakely, Dori, Logan Francis, Doug Johnstone, Anthony Soulain, Peter Tuthill, Anthony Cheetham, Joel Sanchez-Bermudez, et al. "Two Rings and a Marginally Resolved, 5 au Disk around LkCa 15 Identified via Near-infrared Sparse Aperture Masking Interferometry." Astrophysical Journal 931, no. 1 (May 1, 2022): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac6586.
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Abstract Sparse aperture masking interferometry (SAM) is a high-resolution observing technique that allows for imaging at and beyond a telescope’s diffraction limit. The technique is ideal for searching for stellar companions at small separations from their host star; however, previous analyses of SAM observations of young stars surrounded by dusty disks have had difficulties disentangling planet and extended disk emission. We analyze VLT/SPHERE-IRDIS SAM observations of the transition disk LkCa 15, model the extended disk emission, probe for planets at small separations, and improve contrast limits for planets. We fit geometrical models directly to the interferometric observables and recover previously observed extended disk emission. We use dynamic nested sampling to estimate uncertainties on our model parameters and to calculate evidences to perform model comparison. We compare our extended disk emission models against point-source models to robustly conclude that the system is dominated by extended emission within 50 au. We report detections of two previously observed asymmetric rings at ∼17 and ∼45 au. The peak brightness location of each model ring is consistent with the previous observations. We also, for the first time with imaging, robustly recover an elliptical Gaussian inner disk, previously inferred via SED fitting. This inner disk has an FWHM of 5 au and a similar inclination and orientation to the outer rings. Finally, we recover no clear evidence for candidate planets. By modeling the extended disk emission, we are able to place a lower limit on the near-infrared companion contrast of at least 1000.
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Olofsson, Johan, Mariska te Beest, and Lars Ericson. "Complex biotic interactions drive long-term vegetation dynamics in a subarctic ecosystem." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368, no. 1624 (August 19, 2013): 20120486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0486.
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Predicting impacts of global warming requires understanding of the extent to which plant biomass and production are controlled by bottom-up and top-down drivers. By annually monitoring community composition in grazed control plots and herbivore-free exclosures at an Arctic location for 15 years, we detected multiple biotic interactions. Regular rodent cycles acted as pulses driving synchronous fluctuations in the biomass of field-layer vegetation; reindeer influenced the biomass of taller shrubs, and the abundance of plant pathogenic fungi increased when densities of their host plants increased in exclosures. Two outbreaks of geometrid moths occurred during the study period, with contrasting effects on the field layer: one in 2004 had marginal effects, while one in 2012 severely reduced biomass in the control plots and eliminated biomass that had accumulated over 15 years in the exclosures. The latter was followed by a dramatic decline of the dominant understory dwarf-shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum , driven by an interaction between moth herbivory on top buds and leaves, and increased disease severity of a pathogenic fungus. We show that the climate has important direct and indirect effects on all these biotic interactions. We conclude that long time series are essential to identify key biotic interactions in ecosystems, since their importance will be influenced by climatic conditions, and that manipulative treatments are needed in order to obtain the mechanistic understanding needed for robust predictions of future ecosystem changes and their feedback effects.
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Verdugo-Ihl, Max R., Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Ashley Slattery, Nigel J. Cook, Kathy Ehrig, and Liam Courtney-Davies. "Copper-Arsenic Nanoparticles in Hematite: Fingerprinting Fluid-Mineral Interaction." Minerals 9, no. 7 (June 27, 2019): 388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min9070388.
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Metal nanoparticles (NP) in minerals are an emerging field of research. Development of advanced analytical techniques such as Z-contrast imaging and mapping using high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF STEM) allows unparalleled insights at the nanoscale. Moreover, the technique provides a link between micron-scale textures and chemical patterns if the sample is extracted in situ from a location of petrogenetic interest. Here we use HAADF STEM imaging and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) mapping/spot analysis on focused ion beam prepared foils to characterise atypical Cu-As-zoned and weave-twinned hematite from the Olympic Dam deposit, South Australia. We aim to determine the role of solid-solution versus the presence of discrete included NPs in the observed zoning and to understand Cu-As-enrichment processes. Relative to the grain surface, the Cu-As bands extend in depth as (sub)vertical trails of opposite orientation, with Si-bearing hematite NP inclusions on one side and coarser cavities (up to hundreds of nm) on the other. The latter host Cu and Cu-As NPs, contain mappable K, Cl, and C, and display internal voids with rounded morphologies. Aside from STEM-EDX mapping, the agglomeration of native copper NPs was also assessed by high-resolution imaging. Collectively, such characteristics, corroborated with the geometrical outlines and negative crystal shapes of the cavities, infer that these are opened fluid inclusions with NPs attached to inclusion walls. Hematite along the trails features distinct nanoscale domains with lattice defects (twins, 2-fold superstructuring) relative to hematite outside the trails, indicating this is a nanoprecipitate formed during replacement processes, i.e., coupled dissolution and reprecipitation reactions (CDRR). Transient porosity intrinsically developed during CDRR can trap fluids and metals. Needle-shaped and platelet Cu-As NPs are also observed along (sub)horizontal bands along which Si, Al and K is traceable along the margins. The same signature is depicted along nm-wide planes crosscutting at 60° and offsetting (012)-twins in weave-twinned hematite. High-resolution imaging shows linear and planar defects, kink deformation along the twin planes, misorientation and lattice dilation around duplexes of Si-Al-K-planes. Such defects are evidence of strain, induced during fluid percolation along channels that become wider and host sericite platelets, as well as Cl-K-bearing inclusions, comparable with those from the Cu-As-zoned hematite, although without metal NPs. The Cu-As-bands mapped in hematite correspond to discrete NPs formed during interaction with fluids that changed in composition from alkali-silicic to Cl- and metal-bearing brines, and to fluid rates that evolved from slow infiltration to erratic inflow controlled by fault-valve mechanism pumping. This explains the presence of Cu-As NPs hosted either along Si-Al-K-planes (fluid supersaturation), or in fluid inclusions (phase separation during depressurisation) as well as the common signatures observed in hematite with variable degrees of fluid-mineral interaction. The invoked fluids are typical of hydrolytic alteration and the fluid pumping mechanism is feasible via fault (re)activation. Using a nanoscale approach, we show that fluid-mineral interaction can be fingerprinted at the (atomic) scale at which element exchange occurs.
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Kluska, J., J. P. Berger, F. Malbet, B. Lazareff, M. Benisty, J. B. Le Bouquin, O. Absil, et al. "A family portrait of disk inner rims around Herbig Ae/Be stars." Astronomy & Astrophysics 636 (April 2020): A116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833774.
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Context. The innermost astronomical unit (au) in protoplanetary disks is a key region for stellar and planet formation, as exoplanet searches have shown a large occurrence of close-in planets that are located within the first au around their host star. Aims. We aim to reveal the morphology of the disk inner rim using near-infrared interferometric observations with milli-arcsecond resolution provided by near-infrared multitelescope interferometry. Methods. We provide model-independent reconstructed images of 15 objects selected from the Herbig AeBe survey carried out with PIONIER at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer, using the semi-parametric approach for image reconstruction of chromatic objects. We propose a set of methods to reconstruct and analyze the images in a consistent way. Results. We find that 40% of the systems (6/15) are centrosymmetric at the angular resolution of the observations. For the rest of the objects, we find evidence for asymmetric emission due to moderate-to-strong inclination of a disk-like structure for ~30% of the objects (5/15) and noncentrosymmetric morphology due to a nonaxisymmetric and possibly variable environment (4/15, ~27%). Among the systems with a disk-like structure, 20% (3/15) show a resolved dust-free cavity. Finally, we do not detect extended emission beyond the inner rim. Conclusions. The image reconstruction process is a powerful tool to reveal complex disk inner rim morphologies, which is complementary to the fit of geometrical models. At the angular resolution reached by near-infrared interferometric observations, most of the images are compatible with a centrally peaked emission (no cavity). For the most resolved targets, image reconstruction reveals morphologies that cannot be reproduced by generic parametric models (e.g., perturbed inner rims or complex brightness distributions). Moreover, the nonaxisymmetric disks show that the spatial resolution probed by optical interferometers makes the observations of the near-infrared emission (inside a few au) sensitive to temporal evolution with a time-scale down to a few weeks. The evidence of nonaxisymmetric emission that cannot be explained by simple inclination and radiative transfer effects requires alternative explanations, such as a warping of the inner disks. Interferometric observations can therefore be used to follow the evolution of the asymmetry of those disks at an au or sub-au scale.
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Bocaz, Patricia, Luis E. Parra, and Pedro F. Victoriano. "LARVAL MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION AND ITS RELATION TO HOST PLANTS IN SYNCIRSODES PRIMATA (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)." Gayana (Concepción) 67, no. 1 (2003). http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0717-65382003000100006.
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Zhang, Yong, Song Liu, Rui Jiang, Chen Zhang, Tian Gao, Yun Wang, Cui Liu, Yanhua Long, Yinglao Zhang, and Yunqiu Yang. "Wolbachia Strain wGri From the Tea Geometrid Moth Ectropis grisescens Contributes to Its Host’s Fecundity." Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (July 19, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.694466.
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Members of the Wolbachia genus manipulate insect–host reproduction and are the most abundant bacterial endosymbionts of insects. The tea Geometrid moth Ectropis grisescens (Warren) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is the most devastating insect pest of tea plants [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] in China. However, limited data on the diversity, typing, or phenotypes of Wolbachia in E. grisescens are available. Here, we used a culture-independent method to compare the gut bacteria of E. grisescens and other tea Geometridae moths. The results showed that the composition of core gut bacteria in larvae of the three Geometridae moth species was similar, except for the presence of Wolbachia. Moreover, Wolbachia was also present in adult female E. grisescens samples. A Wolbachia strain was isolated from E. grisescens and designated as wGri. Comparative analyses showed that this strain shared multilocus sequence types and Wolbachia surface protein hypervariable region profiles with cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI)-inducing strains in supergroup B; however, the wGri-associated phenotypes were undetermined. A reciprocal cross analysis showed that Wolbachia-uninfected females mated with infected males resulted in 100% embryo mortality (0% eggs hatched per female). Eggs produced by mating between uninfected males and infected females hatched normally. These findings indicated that wGri induces strong unidirectional CI in E. grisescens. Additionally, compared with uninfected females, Wolbachia-infected females produced approximately 30–40% more eggs. Together, these results show that this Wolbachia strain induces reproductive CI in E. grisescens and enhances the fecundity of its female host. We also demonstrated that wGri potential influences reproductive communication between E. grisescens and Ectropis obliqua through CI.
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Darr, Molly N., and David R. Coyle. "Fall Cankerworm (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a Native Defoliator of Broadleaved Trees and Shrubs in North America." Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmab017.
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Abstract The fall cankerworm, Alsophila pometaria (Harris), is a species endemic to North America that feeds on broadleaf trees and shrubs. Fall cankerworm is a generalist folivore and larvae feed on a wide range of deciduous trees and smaller woody plants. Common hosts include oak, maple, cherry, ash, apple, beech, and birch. This pest is prone to repeated outbreaks over large areas, can cause extensive defoliation throughout hardwood forest stands, and can be a public nuisance in developed or highly populated areas. Fall cankerworm defoliation can lead to reduced tree health and impact ecosystem function, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and temperature regulation, especially in urban areas. Elevated populations often occur in areas where host trees are stressed or a high density of a preferred host species is present. Fall cankerworm management is often necessary due to their impacts on the local tree canopy and nuisance to the public. Tree banding and the use of the biological insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are the common management tactics used to reduce fall cankerworm populations. Here we review fall cankerworm distribution, life stages, host plants, damage, scouting and sampling procedures, management options, and discuss commonly associated and co-occurring defoliator species.
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"New record of Chiasmia emersaria (Walker, 1861) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Jamshedpur, Jaharkhand (India), with distribution and host plants." International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences 3, no. 1 (June 20, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2022.3119.
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Chi, Shengqi, Yanchun Wang, Zhongkai Wang, Haorong Li, Songdong Gu, and Yandong Ren. "A chromosome-level genome of Semiothisa cinerearia provides insights into its genome evolution and control." BMC Genomics 23, no. 1 (October 21, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08949-z.
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Abstract Background Semiothisa cinerearia belongs to Geometridae, which is one of the most species-rich families of lepidopteran insects. It is also one of the most economically significant pests of the Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica L.), which is an important urban greenbelt trees in China due to its high ornamental value. A genome assembly of S. cinerearia would facilitate study of the control and evolution of this species. Results We present a reference genome for S. cinerearia; the size of the genome was ~ 580.89 Mb, and it contained 31 chromosomes. Approximately 43.52% of the sequences in the genome were repeat sequences, and 21,377 protein-coding genes were predicted. Some important gene families involved in the detoxification of pesticides (P450) have expanded in S. cinerearia. Cytochrome P450 gene family members play key roles in mediating relationships between plants and insects, and they are important in plant secondary metabolite detoxification and host-plant selection. Using comparative analysis methods, we find positively selected gene, Sox15 and TipE, which may play important roles during the larval-pupal metamorphosis development of S. cinerearia. Conclusion This assembly provides a new genomic resource that will aid future comparative genomic studies of Geometridae species and facilitate future evolutionary studies on the S. cinerearia.
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Vieira, Virgílio, Luísa Oliveira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Isabel Borges, and João Tavares. "Diversity of Lepidoptera (Insecta) recorded in a forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores)." Biodiversity Data Journal 10 (October 25, 2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.10.e89971.
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The diversity of moth species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) recorded in the forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) is given. Adults were sampled between March and December 2019 using three methods: (i) light trap to catch Noctuidae species, (ii) open-sided delta trap baited with a synthetic female sex pheromone lure to attract Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) males and (iii) entomological net to collect microlepidopteran moths. This contribution focuses mainly on the diversity of moths present in one forest nursery of Nordeste County of São Miguel Island (Azores), especially on the species associated with endemic and native plant species. It also contributes to better plan strategies for integrated protection and conservation measures, since nurseries host a great diversity of plants from the Laurel Forest, which may attract many lepidopteran species. A total of 10160 adults belonging to 33 lepidopteran species were recorded and listed by families, including: Argyresthiidae, one species (3%), Crambidae, four species (12%), Erebidae, one species (3%), Geometridae, five species (15%), Noctuidae, 18 species (55%), Sphingidae, one species (3%), Tineidae, one species (3%) and Tortricidae, two species (6%). The families Noctuidae, Geometridae and Crambidae were the most diverse. Those with the highest abundance of adults were the Noctuidae family, followed by the Geometridae, Crambidae, Tortricidae and Tineidae. The number of caught adults was consistently higher during spring and summer, decreasing sharply in late autumn. For 13 species caught in the light trap, the adult sex ratio was favourable to females. An analysis of the colonisation status, feeding and primary hosts of these endemic, native or exotic moth species contributes to our understanding of the factors that may lead to their establishment in Laurel Forest environments and to what extent there is a need to monitor and control them mainly with biological control agents.
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Brehm, Gunnar. "Revision of the genus Callipia Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), with the description of 15 new taxa." European Journal of Taxonomy, no. 404 (February 15, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.404.
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The vividly coloured Neotropical genus Callipia Guenée (1858) (Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758, Geometridae (Leach, 1815), Larentiinae (Leach, 1815), Stamnodini Forbes, 1948) is revised and separated into four species groups, according to a provisional phylogeny based on Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) gene data and morphology. Fourteen new species are described using COI data and morphology: a) in the balteata group: C. fiedleri sp. nov., C. jakobi sp. nov., C. lamasi sp. nov.; b) in the vicinaria group: C. hausmanni sp. nov., C. walterfriedlii sp. nov.; c) in the parrhasiata group: C. augustae sp. nov., C. jonai sp. nov., C. karsholti sp. nov., C. levequei sp. nov., C. milleri sp. nov., C. sihvoneni sp. nov., C. wojtusiaki sp. nov. and d) in the constantinaria group: C. hiltae sp. nov., C. rougeriei sp. nov. One new subspecies is described: C. wojtusiaki septentrionalis subsp. nov. Two species are revived from synonymy: C. intermedia Dognin, 1914 stat. rev. and C. occulta Warren, 1904 stat. rev. The taxon hamaria Sperry, 1951 is transferred from being a junior synonym of C. constantinaria Oberthür, 1881 to being a junior synonym of C. occulta stat. rev. The taxon admirabilis Warren, 1904 is confirmed as being a junior synonym of C. paradisea Thierry-Mieg, 1904. The taxon languescens Warren, 1904 is confirmed as being a junior synonym of C. rosetta, Thierry-Mieg, 1904 and the taxon confluens Warren, 1905 is confirmed as being a junior synonym of C. balteata Warren, 1905. The status of the remaining species is not changed: C. aurata Warren, 1904, C. brenemanae Sperry, 1951, C. parrhasiata Guenée, 1858, C. flagrans Warren, 1904, C. fulvida Warren, 1907 and C. vicinaria Dognin. All here recognised 28 species are illustrated and the available molecular genetic information of 27 species, including Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) for most of the taxa is provided. The almost threefold increase from 10 to 28 valid species shows that species richness of tropical moths is strongly underestimated even in relatively conspicuous taxa. Callipia occurs from medium to high elevations in wet parts of the tropical and subtropical Andes from Colombia to northern Argentina. The early stages and host plants are still unknown.
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Kulfan, Miroslav, Milada Holecová, and Jaroslav Fajčík. "Caterpillar (Lepidoptera) communities on European Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) in Malé Karpaty Mts (SW Slovakia)." Biologia 61, no. 5 (January 1, 2006). http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11756-006-0092-y.
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AbstractBetween 2000–2002, the structure of communities of lepidopteran larvae was studied in leaf bearing crowns of Quercus cerris in the central and northern part of the Malé Karpaty Mts (SW Slovakia). Caterpillars were collected using the beating method in four study plots. In total, 58 species were found. The families Geometridae, Noctuidae and Tortricidae comprised the highest number of species found. The family Geometridae comprised the highest number of pests. The most abundant species for individual plots were Lymantria dispar, Operophtera brumata, Ypsolopha alpella and Cyclophora ruficiliaria. Most of the recorded species belonged to the trophic group of generalists (39 species). Shannon-Wiener’s diversity index and Pielou’s equitability (evenness) value indicated there were marked differences between the Horný háj study plot (an insular forest with ants as the predators of caterpillars) and other plots. The main ecological gradient along DCA-1 related to the host specificity of caterpillars and consisted of three groups: (a) polyphagous species; (b) specialist species feeding chiefly on oaks or exclusively on oaks and (c) species preferring some oak species, mainly Q. cerris. The fragmentation of growth was identified along DCA-2.