Additions to the fauna of Heterocera (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of the Republic of Khakassia and of the South of Krasnoyarsk Region (South Siberia, Russia) with a comparison of the mot... by Roman E. Maksimov, Svyatoslav A. Knyazev, Alexey Yu. Matov, Ilya A. Makhov, Sergey M. Lostchev, Mikhail A. Ivanov

“…Here we present additional data and the information about new records of Lepidoptera (Geometridae, Sphingidae, Lymantriidae, Erebidae s.str., Noctuidae, Arctiidae) from the Khakassia Republic and the South of Krasnoyarsk region. 45 species are reported for the fauna of both regions for the first time and the 4 species reliably confirmed. …”
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Новые виды высших разноусых чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera, Macroheterocera) для фауны Амурской области (Дальний Восток России)... by Евгений Сергеевич Кошкин, Александр Александрович Кузьмин

“… Впервые для фауны Амурской области приводятся 13 видов чешуекрылых из семейств Endromidae (Mirina christophi (Staudinger, 1887), Erebidae (Paracolax fentoni (Butler, 1879), Pangrapta costaemacula Staudinger, 1888, P. suaveola Staudinger, 1888, Araeopteron amoena Inoue, 1958) и Noctuidae (Sinocharis korbae Püngeler, 1912, Nacna malachitis (Oberthür, 1880), Sarbanissa venusta (Leech, 1889), Plusilla rosalia Staudinger, 1892, Xylopolia bellula Kononenko & L. …”
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Lepidoptera larvae (Insecta) responsible for herbivory on Vanilla spp. (Orchidaceae) in the Federal District, Brazil by Alexandre Specht, Ranyse Barbosa Querino, Willian Rogers Ferreira de Camargo, Amabílio José Aires de Camargo, Wanderlei Antonio Alves de Lima, Zenilton de Jesus Gayoso Miranda Brasil

“…This study reports the herbivory of larvae from Cremna thasus (Stoll, 1780) (Papilionoidea: Riodinidae: Riodininae), Hypercompe cunigunda (Stoll, 1781) (Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae), and Spodoptera cosmioides Walker, 1858 (Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) on Vanilla bahiana Hoehne and V. planifolia Andrews in the Federal District, Brazil. …”
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DNA barcode library of megadiverse Austrian Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) – a nearly perfect match of Linnean taxonomy by Peter Huemer, Christian Wieser, Wolfgang Stark, Paul Hebert, Benjamin Wiesmair

“…The aim of the study was to establish a nationwide barcode library for the most diverse group of Austrian Lepidoptera, the Noctuoidea, with 5 families (Erebidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae) and around 690 species. …”
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Moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera) fauna of Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India by Afaq A. DAR, Khowaja JAMAL

“…The identification of moths was carried out with the help of identification keys, standard reference keys. Family Erebidae and Sphingidae are represented by six species each, followed by Saturniidae represented by two species, Noctuidae and Crambidae represented by one species each. …”
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Opsin gene duplication in lepidoptera: retrotransposition, sex linkage, and gene expression by Mulhair, PO, Crowley, L, Boyes, DH, Lewis, OT, Holland, PWH

“…While many duplication events are species or family specific, we find retention of an ancient long-wavelength-sensitive (LW) opsin duplication derived by retrotransposition within the speciose superfamily Noctuoidea (in the families Nolidae, Erebidae, and Noctuidae). This conserved LW retrogene shows life stage-specific expression suggesting visual sensitivities or other sensory functions specific to the early larval stage. …”

Materials to the Lepidoptera fauna of Tsimlyansk Sands in Rostov Region of Russia. Report I by R.V. Romanchuk, E.A. Khachikov, S.V. Poushkova

“…We collected 65  species, from which 28  ones collected for the first time in Tsimlyansk Sands (Nolidae  (1), Erebidae (1), Noctuidae (7), Geometridae (7), Cossidae (3), Sessiidae (1), Sphingidae (2), Pyralidae (2), Crambidae (2), Zygaenidae  (2)) and one species, Eilicrinia subcordiaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) is recorded for Rostov Region for the first time. …”
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Trait Variation in Moths Mirrors Small-Scaled Ecological Gradients in A Tropical Forest Landscape by Dominik Rabl, Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez, Gunnar Brehm, Konrad Fiedler

“…Using data on species-rich moth assemblages sampled by light traps in a lowland rainforest landscape in Costa Rica, we show that moths in two unrelated clades (Erebidae-Arctiinae; Geometridae) are much smaller-sized in oil palm plantations than in nearby old-growth forest, with intermediate values at disturbed forest sites. …”
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Revision of the genera Microplitis and Snellenius (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with a key to all species previously d... by Jose L. Fernandez-Triana, James B. Whitfield, M. Alex Smith, Robert Kula, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel Janzen

“…In ACG, all Microplitis were reared exclusively from Sphingidae, while all Snellenius were reared from Noctuoidea (Noctuidae and Erebidae). All of the wasp species with known host records are unambiguously specialists, parasitizing one or a few related hosts. …”
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Updates to the checklist of nocturnal Macroheterocera (Lepidoptera) of the Central High Atlas of Morocco: One new species added for Morocco by Nidal Fetnassi, Omar Er-rguibi, Abdessamad Aglagane, Mohamed Ghamizi, Erki Õunap

“…Identification of the collected specimens involved a comprehensive approach, including examination of external morphology, dissections of genitalia and DNA barcoding.In this study, we recorded a total of 123 species belonging to the families Noctuidae, Erebidae, Geometridae, Eutelidae and Drepanidae. Euxoa cos (Noctuidae) was recorded as a new species for Morocco. …”
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Volatiles Emission by <i>Crotalaria</i> <i>nitens</i> after Insect Attack by Fausto Prada, Elena E. Stashenko, Jairo René Martínez

“…However, very little is known about the composition and temporal dynamics of volatiles released by wild plants of the genus <i>Crotalaria</i> (Fabaceae) attacked with the specialist lepidopteran caterpillar <i>Utetheisa ornatrix</i> (Linnaeus) (Erebidae). In this work, the herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPV) emitted by <i>Crotalaria nitens</i> Kunth plants were isolated with solid phase micro-extraction and the conventional purge and trap technique, and their identification was carried out by GC/MS. …”
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Interação de proteínas Cry1 e Vip3A de Bacillus thuringiensis para controle de lepidópteros-praga by Paula Cristina Brunini Crialesi-Legori, Camila Chiaradia Davolos, Ana Rita Nunes Lemes, Suzana Cristina Marucci, Manoel Victor Franco Lemos, Odair Aparecido Fernandes, Janete Apparecida Desidério

“…O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a suscetibilidade das lagartas Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) e Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) às proteínas Cry1 e Vip3A, bem como determinar se há a interação entre essas proteínas no controle das duas espécies. …”
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Diversity and Habitat Preferences of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Indikadamukalana, a Lowland Wet Zone Forest in Sri Lanka by P. Gunathunga, C.D. Dangalle, N. Pallewatta

“…A total of 138 moth species of 19 families were recorded, with forest edge habitat recording 18 families (91 species) and within the forest habitat recording 15 families (47 species). Crambidae and Erebidae were the most prominent families of moths found in both habitats of the forest. …”
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Nano-biopesticide formulation comprising of silver nanoparticles anchored to Ocimum sanctum: a sustainable approach to pest control in jute farming by Avirup Ghosh, Dipanwita Majumdar, Himani Biswas, Anupam Chowdhury, Sanjoy Podder

“…Abstract The jute hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is considered as one of the major threats to jute cultivation. …”
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Armoured Lepidopteran Caterpillars Preserved in Non-Fossil Resins and What They Tell Us about the Fossil Preservation of Caterpillars by Joshua Gauweiler, André P. Amaral, Carolin Haug, Joachim T. Haug

“…Prominent hairs (=setae) and spines (=spine-like setae) of the specimens make it likely that they represent larvae of Erebidae (e.g., tussock moths and others). So far, most known caterpillars preserved in resins are either “naked” or bear protective cases; only few are armoured with spines or hairs. …”
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Diapause Induction, Color Changes, and Supercooling Point of Diapause Larvae of <i>Tetrastichus septentrionalis</i> Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Zhixin Li, Junrui Shi, Liyuan Yang, Yiran Cheng, Xudan Liu, Shouhui Sun

“…The chalcid wasp <i>Tetrastichus septentrionalis</i> Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is one of the dominant pupal parasitoids of <i>Hyphantria cunea</i> (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). In this study, the photoperiod’s effect on diapause induction in <i>T. septentrionalis</i> using the alternative host <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> was measured, revealing that <i>T. septentrionalis</i> is of the long-day type. …”
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Fast Census of Moth Diversity in the Neotropics: A Comparison of Field-Assigned Morphospecies and DNA Barcoding in Tiger Moths. by Mauricio M Zenker, Rodolphe Rougerie, José A Teston, Michel Laguerre, Marcio R Pie, André V L Freitas

“…We sampled moths extensively for two years using light traps in a patch of the highly endangered Atlantic Forest of Brazil to produce a nearly complete census of arctiines (Noctuoidea: Erebidae), whose species richness was compared using different morphological and molecular approaches (DNA barcoding). …”
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Effects of Rearing Density on Developmental Traits of Two Different Biotypes of the Gypsy Moth, <i>Lymantria Dispar</i> L., from China and the USA by Yiming Wang, Robert L. Harrison, Juan Shi

“…The life-history traits of the gypsy moth, <i>Lymantria dispar</i> L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), have been observed to vary with larval population density, which can increase significantly during an outbreak of this pest. …”
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Temperature- and Diet-Induced Plasticity of Growth and Digestive Enzymes Activity in Spongy Moth Larvae by Jelica Lazarević, Slobodan Milanović, Darka Šešlija Jovanović, Milena Janković-Tomanić

“…The objective of our study was to evaluate the responses of the spongy moth (formerly known as the gypsy moth) [<i>Lymantria dispar</i> L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)] to simultaneous variation in these two factors. …”
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Insecticidal Traits of Variants in a Genotypically Diverse Natural Isolate of Anticarsia Gemmatalis Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) by Ana Parras-Jurado, Delia Muñoz, Inés Beperet, Trevor Williams, Primitivo Caballero

“…Outbreaks of <i>Anticarsia gemmatalis</i> (Hübner, 1818) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a major pest of soybean, can be controlled below economic thresholds with methods that do not involve the application of synthetic insecticides. …”
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