Life cycle of Agrotis malefida (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): a diapausing cutworm

This study describes the life cycle of Agrotis malefida Guenée, 1852 (Noctuidae: Noctuinae) under laboratory conditions. The insects were reared in a controlled environment (25 ± 1ºC, 70 ± 10% RH and 14 hours photo phase) and observed daily. The larvae were fed Greene's artificial diet and adul...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Specht, Andrés O. Angulo, Tania S. Olivares, Edegar Fronza, Vânia F. Roque-Specht, Eduardo Valduga, Francine Albrecht, Graziela Poletto, Neiva M. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2013-08-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000400002&lng=en&tlng=en