Distribución de los huevos de lepidópteros defoliadores (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) en plantas de soja y surelación con la fenología del cultivo by Liliana Valverde, Eduardo Virla, Guido Van Nieuwenhove

“…Las larvas de lepidópteros afectan el rendimiento del cultivo siendo Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner) (Erebidae: Eulepidotinae), Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) y Chrysodeixis includens (Walker) (Noctuidae: Plusiinae) las principales plagas en el área subtropical de Sudamérica. …”
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A nearly complete database on the records and ecology of the rarest boreal tiger moth from 1840s to 2020 by Ivan N. Bolotov, Mikhail Yu. Gofarov, Evgeny S. Koshkin, Vyacheslav V. Gorbach, Yury I. Bakhaev, Oleg E. Berlov, Sergey Yu. Gordeev, Yulia S. Kolosova, Alexander V. Kondakov, Alexey V. Korshunov, Grigory S. Potapov, Sergey Yu. Sinev, Spiridon S. Sleptsov, Vitaly M. Spitsyn, Evgeny G. Strelnikov, Andrey V. Timchenko, Risto Haverinen, Kari Nupponen, Hannu Saarenmaa

“…Measurement(s) specimen record • biological parameters of specimen • environmental characteristics • sampling date • habitat image • specimen image Technology Type(s) digital curation Factor Type(s) year • month • ten-day period • day • geographic location • altitude • habitat • landscape type • presence of waterbody • ecoregion • developmental stage • sex • individual condition Sample Characteristic - Organism Menetries’ Tiger Moth Arctia menetriesii (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Sample Characteristic - Environment taiga biome • high-altitude environment Sample Characteristic - Location Northern Eurasia…”
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Light Traps to Study Insect Species Diversity in Soybean Crops by Alexey Pachkin, Oksana Kremneva, Daniil Leptyagin, Artem Ponomarev, Roman Danilov

“…The capture of 15 species of economically important phytophages was recorded—representatives of various orders and families: order Lepidoptera—Noctuidae, Crambidae, Erebidae, and Geometridae; order Hemiptera—Flatidae; order Coleoptera—Elateridae, etc. …”
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Twenty-four new species of Aleiodes Wesmael from the eastern Andes of Ecuador with associated biological information (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae) by Eduardo Shimbori, Scott Shaw

“…Differing from previously described pallidator species, which attack only Lymantriinae larvae, A. luteosicarius sp. n. attacks several species of Arctiinae larvae, being both subfamilies within Erebidae with densely setose caterpillars. We also describe new species of the gressitti and pulchripes species-groups.…”
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Potential of Essential Oils from Anise, Dill and Fennel Seeds for the Gypsy Moth Control by Igor Kostić, Jelica Lazarević, Darka Šešlija Jovanović, Miroslav Kostić, Tatjana Marković, Slobodan Milanović

“…The gypsy moth (<i>Lymantria dispar</i> L. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)) is a serious pest of hardwood forests. In the search for an environmentally safe means of its control, we assessed the impact of different concentrations of essential oils (EOs) from the seeds of three Apiaceae plants (anise <i>Pimpinella anisum</i>, dill <i>Anethum graveolens</i>, and fennel <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i>) on behavior, mortality, molting and nutritional physiology of gypsy moth larvae (GML). …”
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Комахи надряду Mecopteroidea Ківерцівського національного природного парку «Цуманська пуща»: попередні дослідження... by Olexander Zinchenko, Kateryna Sukhomlin, Mariia Zinchenko

“…Ряд Лускокрилі (Lepidoptera) представлений 8 родинами (Adelidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Erebidae) з 36 видами, у ряді Волохокрильці (Trichoptera) відзначено лише одну родину (Limnephilidae) з 2 видами, з ряду Скорпіонові мухи (Mecoptera) зареєстровано лише одну родину (Panorpidae) є одним представником, ряд Двокрилі (Diptera) представлений 10 родинами (Simuliidae, Tipulidae, Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Dolichopodidae, Sarcophagidae, Tachinidae, Syrphidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae) з 38 видами. …”
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Desarrollo del ciclo de vida y comparación de la fertilidad de Estigmene albida aislada del cultivo del higo (Ficus carica), bajo condiciones controladas de laboratorio by Alexander Schmidt-Durán, Randall Chacón-Cerdas

“…Se identificó al lepidóptero como Estigmene albida, insecto perteneciente a la superfamilia Noctuidae, familia Erebidae, el cual cuenta con poca información reportada en la literatura. …”
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Repurposing a traditional Japanese method of pest control for wintering pine moths, Komo-trap, for use against summer and winter populations of fall webworms by Osamu K. Mikami, Misaki Takamatsu, Rika Yarita

“…Background The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea Drury (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), is a widespread invasive species. It is native to North America, ranging from southern Canada to northern Mexico. …”
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<i>Hyphantria cunea</i> (Drury) Showed a Stronger Oviposition Preference for Native Plants after Invading the Subtropical Region of China by Zikun Li, Hao Yin, Yue Li, Yiping Wang, Wenxian Yu, Bojie Feng, Shouke Zhang

“…<i>Hyphantria cunea</i> (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is an invasive alien species that is widely distributed in northern China. …”
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Characterization of Seventeen Complete Mitochondrial Genomes: Structural Features and Phylogenetic Implications of the Lepidopteran Insects by Meiling Cheng, Yi Liu, Xiaofeng Zheng, Rusong Zhang, Kaize Feng, Bisong Yue, Chao Du, Chuang Zhou

“…Moreover, the topology of Noctuoidea as (Notodontidae + (Erebidae + Noctuidae)) was supported by high Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP = 1.0) and bootstrapping values (BSV = 100). …”
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Defoliation of Soybean Expressing Cry1Ac by Lepidopteran Pests by María G. Murúa, Martín A. Vera, María I. Herrero, Sofia V. Fogliata, Andrew Michel

“…As an alternative, Bt soybean was developed to control primary pests of Lepidoptera such as Rachiplusia nu (Guen&eacute;e) (Noctuidae), Chrysodeixisincludens (Walker) (Noctuidae), Anticarsia gemmatalis H&uuml;bner (Erebidae), Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar) (Noctuidae), and Crocidosema aporema (Walsingham) (Tortricidae). …”
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Sequencing, Analysis and Organization of the Complete Genome of a Novel Baculovirus <i>Calliteara abietis</i> Nucleopolyhedrovirus (CaabNPV) by Wenyi Jin, Mijidsuren Byambasuren, Uranbileg Ganbold, Huixian Shi, Hongbin Liang, Miaomiao Li, Hongtuo Wang, Qilian Qin, Huan Zhang

“…This study focuses on the characterization of a baculovirus isolated from larvae of <i>Calliteara abietis</i> (Erebidae, Lymantriidae) collected in Mongolian pinaceae forests. …”
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Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) by John M. Powers, Roger Seco, Roger Seco, Celia L. Faiola, Ann K. Sakai, Stephen G. Weller, Diane R. Campbell, Alex Guenther

“…For S. kaalae, we also compared the daily timing of emission of floral volatiles to evening visits of their shared pollinator, an endemic Hawaiian moth (Pseudoschrankia brevipalpis; Erebidae). The identity and amount of floral volatiles were measured in the greenhouse during day and evening periods with dynamic headspace sampling and GC-MS (gas chromatography – mass spectrometry). …”
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High intraspecific variability and previous experience affect polyphenol metabolism in polyphagous Lymantria mathura caterpillars by Martin Volf, Alyssa M. Fontanilla, Suvi Vanhakylä, Tomokazu Abe, Martin Libra, Ryosuke Kogo, Roll Lilip, Naoto Kamata, Masashi Murakami, Vojtech Novotny, Juha‐Pekka Salminen, Simon T. Segar

“…We used polyphagous caterpillars of Lymantria mathura (Erebidae, Lepidoptera) to explore mechanisms that may contribute to its ability to feed on various hosts. …”
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Larvas urticantes (Lepidoptera) asociadas con cultivos hortícolas en Cerro Punta, Chiriquí, Panamá by Rubén Collantes González, Alonso Santos Murgas, Javier Pitti Caballero, Randy Atencio Valdespino, Anovel Amet Barba Alvarado, José Fernando Cardona Nicosia

“…De acuerdo con los resultados, las larvas encontradas en los cultivos correspondieron a Leucanella hosmera (Schaus, 1941) (Saturniidae), Halysidota tessellaris (Smith, 1797) (Erebidae), Acharia stimulea (Clemens, 1860) (Limacodidae) y se encontró un espécimen adulto de Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797) (Megalopygidae) en una pared. …”
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Macrolepidoptera biodiversity in Wooster, Ohio from 2001 through 2009 by Roger Downer, Timothy Ebert

“…A Skinner mercury vapor light trap was operated from 2001 through 2009 in a residential backyard to document biodiversity within the moth families Thyatiridae, Drepanidae, Geometridae, Mimallonidae, Apatelodidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Erebidae (including Lymantriinae and Arctiinae), Euteliidae, Nolidae, and Noctuidae. …”
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Radial Growth and Wood Density Reflect the Impacts and Susceptibility to Defoliation by Gypsy Moth and Climate in Radiata Pine by Jesús Julio Camarero, Flor Álvarez-Taboada, Andrea Hevia, Andrea Hevia, Fernando Castedo-Dorado

“…We investigate how European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar L., Lepidoptera: Erebidae) outbreak and related climate conditions affected growth and wood features in host and non-host tree species in north-western Spain. …”
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An Assessment of <i>Steinernema rarum</i> as a Biocontrol Agent in Sugarcane with Focus on <i>Sphenophorus levis,</i> Host-Finding Ability, Compatibility with Vinasse and Field Eff... by Mateus Salviano Oliveira Silva, Jorge Franco Maringoli Cardoso, Maria Elizia Pacheco Ferreira, Fernando Berton Baldo, Raphael Satochi Abe Silva, Julie Giovanna Chacon-Orozco, David I. Shapiro-Ilan, Selcuk Hazir, Cesar Junior Bueno, Luis Garrigós Leite

“…The selected nematode <i>S. rarum</i> was also assessed for rate effects, its survival in vinasse and field efficacy to control sugarcane pests <i>S. levis, Hyponeuma taltula</i> (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) and <i>Leucothyreus alvarengai</i> (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae). …”
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Revision of Belvosia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) and 33 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica with a key to known North and Mesoam... by AJ Fleming, Norman Woodley, M. Alex Smith, Winnie Hallwachs, Daniel Janzen

“…All species described here were reared from this ongoing inventory of wild-caught caterpillars spanning a variety of families (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Eupterotidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, and Sphingidae). …”
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Differential gene expression patterns between the head and thorax of Gynaephora aureata are associated with high-altitude adaptation by Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Jia-Rui Zhao, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Shi-Yun Hu, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li-Jun Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Xing-Zhuo Yang, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan, Ming-Long Yuan

“…Grassland caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Gynaephora) are important pests in alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). …”
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