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Lepidoptera of North America 5
Lepidoptera of North America 5. Contributions to the Knowledge of Southern West Virginia Lepidoptera Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University Lepidoptera of North America 5. Contributions to the Knowledge of Southern West Virginia Lepidoptera by Valerio Albu, 1411 E. Sweetbriar Drive Fresno, CA 93720 and Eric Metzler, 1241 Kildale Square North Columbus, OH 43229 April 30, 2004 Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University Cover illustration: Blueberry Sphinx (Paonias astylus (Drury)], an eastern endemic. Photo by Valeriu Albu. ISBN 1084-8819 This publication and others in the series may be ordered from the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 Abstract A list of 1531 species ofLepidoptera is presented, collected over 15 years (1988 to 2002), in eleven southern West Virginia counties. A variety of collecting methods was used, including netting, light attracting, light trapping and pheromone trapping. The specimens were identified by the currently available pictorial sources and determination keys. Many were also sent to specialists for confirmation or identification. The majority of the data was from Kanawha County, reflecting the area of more intensive sampling effort by the senior author. This imbalance of data between Kanawha County and other counties should even out with further sampling of the area. Key Words: Appalachian Mountains, -
Insects of Western North America 4. Survey of Selected Insect Taxa of Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma 2
Insects of Western North America 4. Survey of Selected Insect Taxa of Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma 2. Dragonflies (Odonata), Stoneflies (Plecoptera) and selected Moths (Lepidoptera) Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University Survey of Selected Insect Taxa of Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma 2. Dragonflies (Odonata), Stoneflies (Plecoptera) and selected Moths (Lepidoptera) by Boris C. Kondratieff, Paul A. Opler, Matthew C. Garhart, and Jason P. Schmidt C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 March 15, 2004 Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University Cover illustration (top to bottom): Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) [photo ©Robert Behrstock], Stonefly (Perlesta species) [photo © David H. Funk, White- lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) [photo © Matthew C. Garhart] ISBN 1084-8819 This publication and others in the series may be ordered from the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 Copyrighted 2004 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………………….…1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………..…………………………………………….…3 OBJECTIVE………………………………………………………………………………………….………5 Site Descriptions………………………………………….. METHODS AND MATERIALS…………………………………………………………………………….5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION………………………………………………………………………..…...11 Dragonflies………………………………………………………………………………….……..11 -
To Us Insectometers, It Is Clear That Insect Decline in Our Costa Rican
SPECIAL FEATURE: PERSPECTIVE To us insectometers, it is clear that insect decline in our Costa Rican tropics is real, so let’sbekindto SPECIAL FEATURE: PERSPECTIVE the survivors Daniel H. Janzena,1 and Winnie Hallwachsa Edited by David L. Wagner, University of Connecticut, and accepted by Editorial Board Member May R. Berenbaum November 11, 2020 (received for review April 6, 2020) We have been field observers of tropical insects on four continents and, since 1978, intense observers of caterpillars, their parasites, and their associates in the 1,260 km2 of dry, cloud, and rain forests of Area´ de Conservaci ´onGuanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. ACG’s natural ecosystem restoration began with its national park designation in 1971. As human biomonitors, or “insectometers,” we see that ACG’s insect species richness and density have gradually declined since the late 1970s, and more intensely since about 2005. The overarching perturbation is climate change. It has caused increasing ambient tempera- tures for all ecosystems; more erratic seasonal cues; reduced, erratic, and asynchronous rainfall; heated air masses sliding up the volcanoes and burning off the cloud forest; and dwindling biodiversity in all ACG terrestrial ecosystems. What then is the next step as climate change descends on ACG’s many small-scale successes in sustainable biodevelopment? Be kind to the survivors by stimulating and facilitating their owner societies to value them as legitimate members of a green sustainable nation. Encourage national bioliteracy, BioAlfa. climate change | BioAlfa | conservation by rewilding | biodevelopment | insect decline As “insectometers,” also known as human biomoni- eventually focused into Area´ de Conservaci ´onGuana- tors, we have watched the conspicuous ongoing de- caste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica (8–13) (Fig. -
The Biology of Casmara Subagronoma (Lepidoptera
insects Article The Biology of Casmara subagronoma (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), a Stem-Boring Moth of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae): Descriptions of the Previously Unknown Adult Female and Immature Stages, and Its Potential as a Biological Control Candidate Susan A. Wineriter-Wright 1, Melissa C. Smith 1,* , Mark A. Metz 2 , Jeffrey R. Makinson 3 , Bradley T. Brown 3, Matthew F. Purcell 3, Kane L. Barr 4 and Paul D. Pratt 5 1 USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA; [email protected] 2 USDA-ARS Systematic Entomology Lab, Beltsville, MD 20013-7012, USA; [email protected] 3 USDA-ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory, CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Dutton Park QLD 4102, Australia; jeff[email protected] (J.R.M.); [email protected] (B.T.B.); [email protected] (M.F.P.) 4 USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA; [email protected] 5 USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center, Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Research Unit, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-954-475-6549 Received: 27 August 2020; Accepted: 16 September 2020; Published: 23 September 2020 Simple Summary: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa is a perennial woody shrub throughout Southeast Asia. Due to its prolific flower and fruit production, it was introduced into subtropical areas such as Florida and Hawai’i, where it is now naturalized and invasive. In an effort to find sustainable means to control R. tomentosa, a large-scale survey was mounted for biological control organisms. -
Big Creek Lepidoptera Checklist
Big Creek Lepidoptera Checklist Prepared by J.A. Powell, Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley. For a description of the Big Creek Lepidoptera Survey, see Powell, J.A. Big Creek Reserve Lepidoptera Survey: Recovery of Populations after the 1985 Rat Creek Fire. In Views of a Coastal Wilderness: 20 Years of Research at Big Creek Reserve. (copies available at the reserve). family genus species subspecies author Acrolepiidae Acrolepiopsis californica Gaedicke Adelidae Adela flammeusella Chambers Adelidae Adela punctiferella Walsingham Adelidae Adela septentrionella Walsingham Adelidae Adela trigrapha Zeller Alucitidae Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus Arctiidae Apantesis ornata (Packard) Arctiidae Apantesis proxima (Guerin-Meneville) Arctiidae Arachnis picta Packard Arctiidae Cisthene deserta (Felder) Arctiidae Cisthene faustinula (Boisduval) Arctiidae Cisthene liberomacula (Dyar) Arctiidae Gnophaela latipennis (Boisduval) Arctiidae Hemihyalea edwardsii (Packard) Arctiidae Lophocampa maculata Harris Arctiidae Lycomorpha grotei (Packard) Arctiidae Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval) Arctiidae Spilosoma vestalis Packard Argyresthiidae Argyresthia cupressella Walsingham Argyresthiidae Argyresthia franciscella Busck Argyresthiidae Argyresthia sp. (gray) Blastobasidae ?genus Blastobasidae Blastobasis ?glandulella (Riley) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.1) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.2) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.3) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.4) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.5) Blastobasidae Holcocera (sp.6) Blastobasidae Holcocera gigantella (Chambers) Blastobasidae -
A New Report of Odontosia Sieversii (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from Korea
Anim. Syst. Evol. Divers. Vol. 29, No. 4: 316-319, October 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2013.29.4.316 Short communication A New Report of Odontosia sieversii (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from Korea Sei-Woong Choi1,*, Sung-Soo Kim2 1Department of Environmental Education, Mokpo National University, Muan 530-729, Korea 2Research Institute for East Asian Environment and Biology, Seoul 134-053, Korea ABSTRACT In Korea, 104 species of Notodontidae have been recorded. The genus Odontosia Hübner is characterized by the elongate and serrate margin of its forewing and the prominent harpe of valva and many spinular cornuti on the vesica of the male genitalia and the robust ductus bursae and large, ovate and sclerotized corpus bursae of the female genitalia. Only one species of Odontosia, O. patricia Stichel, 1918, has been reported from Korea. In this paper, Odontosia sieversii (Ménétriès, 1856) is newly added to the Korean fauna based on three male specimens collected at Mt. Bangtaesan, Gangwon-do, Korea. Diagnosis for the species and photographs of adult and genitalia of the genus Odontosia are provided. Keywords: Odontosia, Odontosia patricia, Odontosia sieversii, Notodontidae, Korea, new record INTRODUCTION genitalia and the robust ductus bursae and the large, ovate and sclerotized corpus bursae of the female genitalia (Schin- Moths of Notodontidae are medium to large-sized moths, tlmeister, 2008). Four species of Odontosia are recorded in comprising approximately 2,500-3,000 species worldwide the Palearctic region (Schintlmeister, 2008). One species of (Scoble, 1992). They can be easily recognized by the large Odontosia, O. patricia Stichel was known in South Korea and triangular forewing with a large prominent “tooth” on (Choi, 2008; Park and Kwon, 2011). -
Can Mixed Species Stands Enhance Arthropod Diversity in Plantation Forests? ⇑ Anne Oxbrough A, , Veronica French B, Sandra Irwin A, Thomas C
Forest Ecology and Management 270 (2012) 11–18 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Forest Ecology and Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/foreco Can mixed species stands enhance arthropod diversity in plantation forests? ⇑ Anne Oxbrough a, , Veronica French b, Sandra Irwin a, Thomas C. Kelly a, Patrick Smiddy a, John O’Halloran a a School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland b Research Institute of the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, Australia article info abstract Article history: Tree species composition is a key driver of forest biodiversity, influencing structural components of the Received 25 September 2011 environment from soil and litter to vegetation layers and the canopy, and ecosystem processes, such as Received in revised form 5 January 2012 nutrient cycling. Single species stands, particularly intensively managed monoculture plantations, are Accepted 6 January 2012 typically more homogenous in habitat structure and the biotic communities supported, than mixed Available online 2 February 2012 stands. Thus, international forest policy increasingly promotes the establishment of mixed stands as an alternative to enhance biodiversity in plantations. Forests represent around 10% of the land area of Ire- Keywords: land, with most being monocultures of non-native conifers. By contrast, natural forest cover, primarily Biodiversity comprised of deciduous species, is just 1%. In recent years there has been an increase in mixed planta- Carabid beetle Management tions; however, optimum tree species combinations, which aim to promote biodiversity under sustain- Mixed plantation able forest management, have yet to be established. Arthropods (ground-dwelling spiders and Carabid Moth beetles, and night-flying macrolepidoptera) were examined in twenty mixed and monoculture planta- Spider tions in Ireland (Norway spruce–oak mix, Norway spruce–Scots pine mix, Norway spruce monoculture). -
Combining Taxonomic and Functional Approaches to Unravel the Spatial Distribution of an Amazonian Butterfly Community
Environmental Entomology Advance Access published December 7, 2015 Environmental Entomology, 2015, 1–9 doi: 10.1093/ee/nvv183 Community and Ecosystem Ecology Research article Combining Taxonomic and Functional Approaches to Unravel the Spatial Distribution of an Amazonian Butterfly Community Marlon B. Grac¸a,1,2,3 Jose´W. Morais,1 Elizabeth Franklin,1,2 Pedro A. C. L. Pequeno,1,2 Jorge L. P. Souza,1,2 and Anderson Saldanha Bueno,1,4 1Biodiversity Coordination, National Institute for Amazonian Research, INPA, Manaus, Brazil ([email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]), 2Center for Integrated Studies of Amazonian Biodiversity, CENBAM, Manaus, Brazil, 3Corresponding author, e-mail: marlon_lgp@hotmail. com, and 4Campus Ju´lio de Castilhos, Farroupilha Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Brazil ([email protected]) Received 24 August 2015; Accepted 10 November 2015 Abstract This study investigated the spatial distribution of an Amazonian fruit-feeding butterfly assemblage by linking spe- cies taxonomic and functional approaches. We hypothesized that: 1) vegetation richness (i.e., resources) and abun- dance of insectivorous birds (i.e., predators) should drive changes in butterfly taxonomic composition, 2) larval diet breadth should decrease with increase of plant species richness, 3) small-sized adults should be favored by higher abundance of birds, and 4) communities with eyespot markings should be able to exploit areas with higher predation pressure. Fruit-feeding butterflies were sampled with bait traps and insect nets across 25 km2 of an Amazonian ombrophilous forest in Brazil. We measured larval diet breadth, adult body size, and wing marking of all butterflies. -
Wigierskiego Parku Narodowego
Acta entomologica silesiana Vol. 28: (online 022): 1–6 ISSN 1230-7777, ISSN 2353-1703 (online) Bytom, August 17, 2020 Borealne elementy w faunie motyli (Lepidoptera) Wigierskiego Parku Narodowego http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3987766 Jarosław Buszko1 , anna krzysztofiak2, Ewa JurkiEwicz3 1 Katedra Ekologii i Biogeografii, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Polska, e-mail: [email protected] 2 Wigierski Park Narodowy, Krzywe 82, 16-402 Suwałki, Polska, e-mail: [email protected] 3 Katedra Biologii Człowieka, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Polska, e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT. Boreal elements in the fauna of Lepidoptera in the Wigry National Park. Among Lepidoptera collected in five main forest types in the Wigry National Park, there were found species which represent boreal faunal elements associated with coniferous woodland dominated with spruce. These species usually have transpalearctic distribution ranges with their western limits in NE Poland. Some of them show also boreomontane pattern of the distribution. Six the most prominent species are discussed here: Catoptria permiacus (w. PEt.), Laothoe amurensis (stdgr.), Pygaera timon (HBn.), Odontosia sieversii (Mén.), Calliteara abietis (dEn. & scHiff.) and Apamea rubrirena (trEit.). KEY WORDS: forest habitats, boreal faunal elements, Lepidoptera, Catoptria permiacus, Laothoe amurensis, Pygaera timon, Odontosia sieversii, Calliteara abietis, Apamea rubrirena, Wigry National Park. WSTĘP Lasy borealne charakteryzujące się dużym udziałem drzew iglastych, głównie świerka, w Polsce występują w górach oraz w północno-wschodniej części kraju, gdzie tworzą najbardziej cenne przyrodniczo lasy o charakterze puszczańskim. Lasy te są również miejscem występowania gatunków zwierząt związanych z tego typu siedliskiem. Dotyczy to również motyli. -
Series I. Correspondence, 1871-1894 Box 1 Folder 1 Darwin to Riley
Special Collections at the National Agricultural Library: Charles Valentine Riley Collection Series I. Correspondence, 1871-1894 Box 1 Folder 1 Darwin to Riley. June 1, 1871. Letter from Charles Darwin to Riley thanking him for report and instructions on noxious insects. Downs, Beckerham, Kent (England). (handwritten copy of original). Box 1 Folder 2 Koble to Riley. June 30, 1874. Letter from John C. Koble giving physical description of chinch bugs and explaining how the bugs are destroying corn crops in western Kentucky. John C. Koble of L. S. Trimble and Co., Bankers. Box 1 Folder 3 Saunders to Riley. Nov. 12, 1874. William Saunders receipt to C. V. Riley for a copy of descriptions of two insects that baffle the vegetable carnivora. William Saunders, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Box 1 Folder 4 Young to Riley. Dec. 13, 1874. William Young describes the flat-headed borer and its effects on orchards during summer and winter seasons. From Palmyra Gate Co., Nebraska. Box 1 Folder 5 Saunders to Riley. Dec. 22, 1874. William Saunders receipt of notes of investigation on the insects associated with Sarracenia. William Saunders, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Box 1 Folder 6 Bonhaw to Riley. Jan. 19, 1875. L. N. Bonhaw requesting a copy of his Missouri report, for him to establish a manual or handbook on entomology, and to find out about an insect that deposits eggs. Subject: tomato worm, hawk moth. 1 http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/ Special Collections at the National Agricultural Library: Charles Valentine Riley Collection Box 1 Folder 7 Holliday to Riley. -
Reptiles and Amphibians
A good book for beginners is Himmelman’s (2002) book “Discovering Moths’. Winter Moths (2000) describes several methods for By Dennis Skadsen capturing and observing moths including the use of light traps and sugar baits. There are Unlike butterflies, very little fieldwork has a few other essential books listed in the been completed to determine species suggested references section located on composition and distribution of moths in pages 8 & 9. Many moth identification northeast South Dakota. This is partly due guides can now be found on the internet, the to the fact moths are harder to capture and North Dakota and Iowa sites are the most study because most adults are nocturnal, and useful for our area. Since we often identification to species is difficult in the encounter the caterpillars of moths more field. Many adults can only be often than adults, having a guide like differentiated by studying specimens in the Wagners (2005) is essential. hand with a good understanding of moth taxonomy. Listed below are just a few of the species that probably occur in northeast South Although behavior and several physiological Dakota. The list is compiled from the characteristics separate moths from author’s personnel collection, and specimens butterflies including flight periods (moths collected by Gary Marrone or listed in Opler are mainly nocturnal (night) and butterflies (2006). Common and scientific names diurnal (day)); the shapes of antennae and follow Moths of North Dakota (2007) or wings; each have similar life histories. Both Opler (2006). moths and butterflies complete a series of changes from egg to adult called metamorphosis. -
EXTERNAL GENITALIC MORPHOLOGY and COPULATORY MECHANISM of CYANOTRICHA NECYRIA (FELDER) (DIOPTIDAE) Genitalic Structure Has Been
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 42(2). 1988, 103-115 EXTERNAL GENITALIC MORPHOLOGY AND COPULATORY MECHANISM OF CYANOTRICHA NECYRIA (FELDER) (DIOPTIDAE) JAMES S. MILLER Curatorial Fellow, Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024 ABSTRACT. External genitalia of Cyanotricha necyria (Felder) exhibit characters that occur in the Notodontidae and Dioptidae. These provide further evidence that the two groups are closely related. Dissection of two C. necyria pairs in copula revealed two features unique among copulatory mechanisms described in Lepidoptera. First, only the male vesica, rather than the aedoeagus and vesica, are inserted into the female. Secondly, during copulation the female is pulled into the male abdomen, and his eighth segment applies dorsoventral pressure on the female's seventh abdominal segment. This mechanism is facilitated by a long membrane between the male eighth and ninth abdominal segments. The first trait is probably restricted to only some dioptid species, while the second may represent a synapomorphy for a larger group that would include all dioptids, and all or some notodontids. Additional key words: Noctuoidea, Notodontidae, Josiinae, functional morphology. Genitalic structure has been one of the most important sources of character information in Lepidoptera systematics. Taxonomists often use differences in genitalic morphology to separate species, and ho mologous similarities have provided characters for defining higher cat egories in Lepidoptera classification (Mehta 1933, Mutuura 1972, Dug dale 1974, Common 1975). Unfortunately, we know little concerning functional morphology of genitalia. A knowledge of function may aid in determining homology of genitalic structures, something that has proved to be extremely difficult and controversial.