Host Specificity in Canopy Nesting Forms of <i>Ochrogaster lunifer</i>: The Larger Children Do Not Care
The ‘mother knows best’ hypothesis is tested in a species of processionary moth feeding on acacias and eucalypts in Australia. The processionary moth <i>Ochrogaster lunifer</i> (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae; Thaumetopoeinae) is a social caterpillar living in large colonies on a number of tr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/5/420 |