Lepidoptera - Science topic

Incursions of Belenois aurota (Fabricius, 1793), a vigorous, tropical migrant pierid, have become more common in recent years in countries of the southern Levant, with rare appearances in south-eastern Türkiye. Here, we report on the species presence in other Levant countries of the eastern Mediterranean, including Mediterranean Syria and, for the...

ZET: Dünyada ve ülkemizde Dar yapraklı dişbudak olarak bilinen Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl hızlı gelişen, değerli odunlara sahip türler kategorisinde yer alan ve dünyadaki en geniş ormanları Türkiye'de bulunan önemli bir ağaç türüdür. Türkiye'nin önemli yapraklı türlerinden olan dar yapraklı dişbudak kavak ve kızılağaçtan sonra en hızlı gelişen türl...

Viene confermata, per la fauna italiana, Alloclita recisella Staudinger, 1859, reperita in Sardegna e Sicilia. Vengono forniti dati geografici di distribuzione e informazioni utili all’identificazione delle specie. Viene aggiornata la checklist dei Cosmopterigidae italiani.

The caterpillar Ascia monuste orseis (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) stands out as one of the main defoliating pests of brassicas. To mitigate the damage and reduce the impact on human health and the environment that results from the persistent and indiscriminate use of chemical insecticides, it is crucial to consider the use of botanical insectic...

The present study was conducted to record the population density of insect pollinators visiting fennel crop at Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Tarnab, Peshawar during 2020-21. Study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design. Data was collected alternate day at two distinct time frames: morning and evening. It was observed that ten ins...

Temporal changes of population densities and species richness of three main pollinator groups: moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), bees, wasps and sawflies (Hymenoptera) and hoverflies, horse-flies, tachninids and bee flies (Diptera) were investigated in the Carpathian Basin. Maintaining pollinator diversity is a crucial factor for preserving our...

The family Limacodidae belongs to the superfamily Zygaenoidea, which includes 1672 species commonly referred to as slug moths. Limacodidae larvae are major pests for many economically important plant species and can cause human dermatitis. At present, the structure of the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome), phylogenetic position, and adaptive evolut...

Several different fruit baits that were ripened, rotting or fermenting were used to attract moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. Several of these species are considered rare or had not been previously reported for Trinidad. Rejectaria olivenca Goldstein has not previously been recorded for the island. Gigia stenogaster (R. Felder & Rogenh...

This study was carried out in 2014-2015 at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, Entomology Laboratory. This study aims to evaluate the viability of propylene oxide (PPO) as an alternative fumigant to methyl bromide (MeBr) for the efficient control of Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera...

Maize farmers in Nigeria have been facing challenges as efforts towards the cultivation of maize is seriously hampered by insect pest infestation in maize fields, of which stem borers are a major culprit. The study was carried out to identify the species of stem borers present and their abundance in Agricultural development Zone B of Niger State. F...

A study was conducted over a two-year period, from March 2021 to October 2023, to assess and record the diversity of butterfly species present on the Jahangirnagar University campus. In the present study, a total of 72 species of butterflies under 09 families were recorded. Out of the 72 species, Nymphalidae family included 12 species, Hesperiidae...

Biodiversity loss, as driven by anthropogenic global change, imperils biosphere intactness and integrity. Ecosystem services such as top-down regulation (or biological control; BC) are susceptible to loss of extinction-prone taxa at upper trophic levels and secondary ‘support’ species e.g., herbivores. Here, drawing upon curated open-access interac...

Genetic mutations leading to premature termination codons are known to have detrimental effects. Using the Lepidoptera model insect, the silkworm (Bombyx mori), we explored the genetic compensatory response triggered by mutations with premature termination codons. Additionally, we delved into the molecular mechanisms associated with the nonsense-me...

This paper proposes an integrated control model that enables the pesticide use according to the prey density and the insertion of the natural enemy, the predators, by fuzzy linear programming.The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the main resistant pests of corn, which can cause damage to the productivity up to...

مصائد الأواني المائية أو ما يعرف بمصائد ميروكي (Moericke ) عبارة عن أواني ملونة أو مطلية من الداخل بألوان مختلفة وذلك لجذب العديد من الحشرات إليها، وتعتبر من أهم التقنيات الناجحة المُستخدمة لتجميع الحشرات في مختلف الأنظمة البيئية. أجريت هذه الدراسة لمقارنة تأثير لون وموقع مصائد الأواني المائية على أعداد وتنوع الحشرات المجمعة من محطات الأبحاث والتجا...

Larvae of the nut borer complex, which include Thaumatotibia leucotreta, T. batrachopa, Cryptophlebia peltastica and Ectomyelois ceratoniae, cause extensive economic damage to macadamias in South Africa. Monitoring the changing species composition in this complex over a growing season provides valuable information for managing populations. In this...

Background The Mediterranean Region represents a biodiversity hotspot with a high rate of endemism. In its western part, Corsica Island is notable in terms of biodiversity due to its large surface and its large range of habitats from seaside to alpine biotopes. Amongst diverse groups, insects, notably the main orders of pollinators composed of Cole...

Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), mejor conocido como gusano cogollero es un insecto polífago que se alimenta de más de 350 especies de plantas cultivables y silvestres (CABI, 2019). En este sentido, uno de los cultivos de importancia agrícola es el del maíz, pues los daños ocasionados pueden oscilar desde 10 hasta 100% cuando no se d...

The present study investigates and documents the butterfly inventory of the Recreation Park cum Medicinal Garden, Diphu, Karbi Anglong. The study has revealed a total of 59 butterfly species, covering 46 Genera under 5 Families. Nymphalidae Family was found to be dominant with 18 species, followed by Hesperioidae-15, Lycaenidae-11, Pieridae-9, & Pa...

Leguminosas como la guaba machete (Inga spectabilis [Vahl] Willd.) y el guandú (Cajanus cajan [L.] Huth), contribuyen con la diversificación productiva y sostenible del agroecosistema; sin embargo, también suelen ser afectados por insectos herbívoros. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar insectos herbívoros asociados a estos cultivos en Bugaba –...

The effectiveness and relative toxicity of four different insecticides viz, triazophos, dimethoate, profeno-fos and chlorpyrifos were evaluated against the fourth instar larvae of the hairy caterpillar, Pericallia ricini Fab. in laboratory conditions by Probit analysis. P. ricini is one of the major pests of several crops. Based on LC 50 values, th...

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major insect pest which has a potential to inflict widespread damage across multiple crops since its arrival in Africa. This study assessed local farmers' perception and associated alternative methods against the infestation of fall armyworm in maize fields in Northwest Benin. D...

La subfamilia Hemileucinae (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), comprende especies cuyas larvas urticantes pueden afectar la salud de las personas, cuando sus espinas conectadas a glándulas de veneno entran en contacto con la piel (erucismo). Los géneros Lonomia, Hylesia, Dirphia y Automeris están presentes en Panamá y son de importancia médica. Recientemen...

First report for Tiquadra inscitella Walker, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Louisiana

膜翅目は捕食天敵として，鱗翅目と特に深い関係にある昆虫の一つである．特に，寄生蜂は鱗翅目宿主への特殊化を通して高度に多様化しており，鱗翅目と寄生蜂の間における宿主－寄生者関係の知見は，両者の多様性や進化を理解する上で欠かせない．しかし，これらの分類群における分類や基礎的な生態に関する情報は，大きく不足している．こうした状況において，鱗翅目から羽化した寄生蜂のサンプルは極めて貴重であるが，その学術的価値および適切な取り扱いに関する情報の普及は不十分である．その結果，鱗翅屋は単に鱗翅目の飼育における厄介者として，羽化した寄生蜂を廃棄せざるを得なくなっており，貴重な寄生蜂のサンプルが十分に活用されない状況が生じている．そこで本稿では，鱗翅目宿主から羽化した寄生蜂の学術的な重要性を解説すると共に，鱗...

Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), commonly known as fall armyworm, was first detected in Uganda in 2016 and has spread to all the maize-growing districts. Different methods have been deployed to control this pest. However, there is a limited understanding of the role of the environment and farmers’ practices on the abundance of and da...

Tortricidae is one of the largest families in Lepidoptera, including subfamilies of Tortricinae, Olethreutinae, and Chlidanotinae. Here, we assembled the gap-free genome for the subfamily Chlidanotinae using Illumina, Nanopore, and Hi-C sequencing from Polylopha cassiicola, a pest of camphor trees in southern China. The nuclear genome is 302.03 Mb...

Various Uzbek commercial cotton varieties were grown in the field and these were exposed to cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae. A significant negative correlation coefficient (r =-0.89) and linear regression (y = 109.88í5.27x) was observed between the concentration of (+)-gossypol in cotton seed and boll dam...

The diamondback moth is a cosmopolitan microlepidoptera considered one of the world’s most important pests of Brassicaceae. In Brazil, losses caused by this species reach one billion dollars per year. Despite the existence of natural control methods such as plant-based products and entomopathogenic fungi and bacteria, the synthetic pesticides are s...

Grape berry moths, particularly Lobesia botrana Denis & Schiffermüller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and vinegar flies, such as Drosophila melanogaster Meigen and Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae), are important vineyard pests, causing se- vere quality loss of grapes. Several arthropod taxa may be involved in the natural con- trol...

Two new species and a subspecies, Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, sp. nov., Emesis (Aphacites) hypoaithos ochros, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, ssp. nov., Emesis (Tenedia) pacis, Callaghan, Trujano-Ortega & Ríos-Málaver, sp. nov. are described from Northwestern South and Central America. The biol...

Over the past 55 years of operating around 500 insect traps 24-hours daily, 365-366 days of every year of various configurations and purposes including automatic-capture, high-wattage light traps (logging ~1,400,000 light-trap hours), billions of insects were captured as bycatch. Details of this expansive research were recently synopsized (Brou and...

Background Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), known as fall armyworm (FAW), is a wide-scale invasion pest that resulted in crop yield loss and certainly caused critical economic damage. Therefore, several control strategies such as the application of entomopathogen agent to control the population can be applied. The study...

The external genital appendages of Noctuidae represent correlated–coevolved elements of a complex structure. The pathways of changes are delimited by some constraints, and they are parallelly evolved in different phyletic lines. Asymmetrical male external genitalia were found in Hadenini, in Polia and its closely related genera, but also in Anarta...

The teak bee‐hole borer ( Xyleutes ceramica (Walker, 1865)) is widespread in northern Thailand and is considered the most serious pest of teak ( Tectona grandis ) in the country. The present study investigated the factors affecting the infestation of teak trees by this species in three plantations in northern Thailand at different spatial scales, i...

The distribution of species of the genus Olepa is restricted to the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. Olepa kakatii Orhant is reported for the first time from southern India. A note on the male genitalia is also provided.

Species richness and abundance of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) can be affected by climatic variables including rainfall cycles and other seasonal changes, i.e. availability of food for the larvae and adults. In this study, the hypothesis that the diversity and abundance of butterflies would differ between dry and wet (rainy) season in a tro...

Insects play a highly important role in the ecological field, especially playing a fundamental role in the pollination of flowering plants, an essential process for the preservation of life and biological diversity. Among the insects, there are those considered as pests. This is the case of Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctidae) a...

Polygonia c-aureum adults of both sexes have two types of fat bodies (small spherical or large long and slender). This butterfly overwinters as adults, and adult diapause is maintained by short day-length (SD) and terminated by long day-length (LD), aging and/or high temperatures. Under SD, both types of fat bodies increased in size with increased...

The polyphagous fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, has become an invasive pest worldwide in recent years. To develop maize germplasm with multiple pest resistance and understand genetic inheritance, 12 experimental hybrids (six pairs of reciprocal crosses) with diverse genetic backgrounds and four commercial checks were examined for FAW re...

Seed production is an important stage in the biological cycle of plants. However, insects can interrupt this cycle, directly attacking fruits and seeds, which can influence the abundance and distribution of species. Insects are considered the main responsible for seed predation, and the main spermatophagous Orders are: Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleopt...

Understanding aspects of insect ecology is a key component for the applicability of control methods or pest resistance management. For instance, the comprehension of insect dispersal is crucial to determining insect gene flow and the maximum distance between refuge areas in Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) crops. But, for such studies, insects need to b...

Two new species, Taikona gaoligongshana Yu, Arita & Kallies, sp. nov. and Taikona extraordinaria Yu, Kallies & Arita sp. nov. are described from Yunnan Province, China. Illustrations of the holotypes and the male genitalia are provided, along with a key to all currently known species of the genus. DNA barcoding sequences are also provided.

The genus Rhagoba from Laos is revised, with three species, R. octomaculalis (Moore, 1867), R. obvellata Du & Li, 2012, and R. flavolineata sp. nov. is reported from Laos for the first time. A key to the Laotian species of Rhagoba is provided, with illustrations of adults and genitalia of examined species.

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera), is one of the most damaging pest affecting a variety of crops, especially maize. Insecticides are the primary tool for controlling S. frugiperda in corn, but when used indiscriminately, they pollute the environment. This study investigated the compatibility of a nucleo...

Palpita unionalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is one of the primary pests in olive orchards, damaging buds and fruits of the olive tree. The present study investigated the biology of P. unionalis across a temperature gradient and elaborated on the corresponding life tables for a better understanding of its population dynamics in the environment...

Spodoptera frugiperda is a polyphagous insect originating from the Americas and has been found attacking maize in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the plants that could be alternative hosts for S. frugiperda in Gunungkidul and Sleman Regencies, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This research was conducted in November 2021-May 2022. Sample...

Insect migrations have ecological and economic impacts, particularly in agriculture. However, there is limited knowledge about the migratory movements of pests at the continental scale, which is an important factor influencing the spread of resistance genes. Understanding the migratory patterns of economic pests, like Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), is e...

Results on the genital morphology and the phylogenetics of the Arabian species of the genus Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 with focus on L. forsskali Larsen, 1982 and L. haveni Larsen, 1983 are presented. The male and female genitalia of L. haveni Larsen, 1983, and the female genitalia of L. forsskali Larsen, 1982 are described and figured for the fi...

The simplification of agricultural landscapes that has occurred in recent decades has led to a consequent decline in biodiversity. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of cultivated and semi-natural areas to sustain the beta diversity of nocturnal Lepidoptera. A dataset available for an organic century-old olive farm was analysed. Samp...

Pushed by southern winds, many Lepidoptera can fly from the sub-Saharan region to Sicily or Calabria in a short time. Thanks to a long-term monitoring program, we found for the first time in Italy a migrating specimen of Condica capensis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). This finding is likely linked to the strong winds blowing from North Africa just befor...

Fauna inventories function as a database to guide biota conservation policies, such as the creation of Conservation Units, especially in biomes that suffer from habitat loss. This work was developed to survey the butterfly fauna in a transition area of Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in the central-south of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which has...

In this study, Hyperlais cakiri sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the east of Türkiye. The new species is compared with the closely related species H. nemausalis (Duponchel, [1834]) and H. elbursalis (Amsel, 1961). Moreover, Polyochodes albidiscella (Amsel, 1954), previously known only from the type locality in Iran, is recorded as new to...

Wolbachia, one of the most ubiquitous heritable symbionts in lepidopteran insects, can cause mitochondrial introgression in related host species. We recently found mito‐nuclear discordance in the Lepidopteran tribe Tagiadini Mabille 1878 from which Wolbachia has not been reported. In this study, we found that 13 of the 46 species of Tagiadini speci...

The Brazilian endemic butterfly Eresia erysice erysice (Geyer, 1832) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) has been included in the Official List of Brazilian Endangered Fauna as critically endangered (CR). Until now, this rare butterfly has only been known to inhabit Atlantic Forest fragments in the "Hileia Baiana". This paper presents updated information on...

The current studies aim to examine the lepidopteran diversity in Singoda lake, Visnagar, North Gujarat. Three main habitats (Tree Dominated Habitat Scrubs, Herbs dominated and Water Body and Edges) surveyed extensively. The survey was done in morning (07:00 to 10:00 hrs.) and evening (17:00 to 19:00 hrs.) time, employed 8 visits in a month (2 visit...

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is one of the most important insect pests affecting corn crops worldwide. Although planting transgenic corn expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins has been approved as being effective against FAW, its populations’ resistance to Bt crops has emerged in different locations around the...

In this study, we compared the growth, development, and fecundity of Arma chinensis (Fallou) reared on pupae of the geometrid Ectropis grisescens Warren fed on tea shoots during different seasons of the year. The raw data on life history were analyzed using the age–stage, 2-sex life table. When reared on spring or winter geometrid pupae, the durati...

Two new peculiar Gastroplakaeis Möschler, 1887 are described: Gastroplakaeis lidia sp. n. from Ivory Coast and Gastroplakaeis alena sp. n. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both are similar in appearance but separated by the Dahomey Gap. Adults of both sexes and their genitalia are figured.

As part of comprehensive surveys of the moth fauna (Lepidoptera excl. Papilionoidea) of the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, a total of 513 species from 48 families were recorded from May 2021 to November 2022. Of the ten most diverse families, Noctuidae encompass 100 species, followed by Geometridae (65 species), Tortricidae (53 species), Crambi...

Using aerial sketch map data spanning more than 1 000 000 km ² across Canada, I use cluster analysis to show that outbreaks of forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), through the 20th century have occurred regularly every decade or so; however, there are two distinct aspects to the patterning of outbreaks....

The 21 specimens belonging to the family Castniidae (Lepidoptera) in the collections of the "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History were studied and catalogued. Concise data on the distribution and biology for each one of the species treated herein are presented. The presentation of this material gives the occasion for a brief considera...

In recent times, butterflies have been frequently utilized as bioindicators for assessing environmental changes around us. With over the last few decades, urbanization and modernization of northeast India are taking place in an overwhelming and very fast pace. In this study, butterfly diversity and their habitat preferences were evaluated in the Zu...

Ectropis obliqua, a notorious tea pest, produces a Type-II sex pheromone blend for mate communication. This blend contains (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-octadecatriene, (Z,Z)-3,9-cis-6,7-epoxy-octadecadiene, and (Z,Z)-3,9-cis-6,7-epoxy-nonadecadiene. To elucidate the genes related to the biosynthesis of these sex pheromone components, transcriptome sequencing of t...

The Annonaceae family besides its commercial value ( Annona cherimola, , A. macroprophyllata, A. muricata, A. reticulata, A. purpurea , A. squamosa, Annona x atemoya) also produces several active secondary metabolites. Among these metabolites, Annonaceous acetogenins which are exclusive in this family, are reported with insecticidal activity on var...

Insect herbivores and their parasitoids play a crucial role in terrestrial trophic interactions in tropical forests. These interactions occur across the entire vertical gradient of the forest. This study compares how caterpillar communities, and their parasitism rates, vary across vertical strata and between caterpillar defensive strategies in a se...

Laboratory assessments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of seven ad-hoc approved insecticides, namely Chlorantraniliprole, Emamectin benzoate, Spinetoram, Thiodicarb, Chlorantraniliprole + Lambda-cyhalothrin, Emamectin benzoate + Lufenuron, and Novaluron + Emamectin benzoate, against Spodoptera frugiperda . These evaluations were carried out...

Climate change has led to changes in the phenology of Lepidoptera species. While phenological shifts have been previously measured for moth species in England and Wales, the drivers of these shifts are not well known. Here, we use data from the National Moth Recording Scheme and the Garden Moth Scheme to investigate the drivers of phenology in 149...

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious agricultural pest native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Western Hemisphere and has invaded Africa and further spread into most countries of Asia within two years. In Egypt, researchers have conducted thorough investigations into the behavior of the fall armyworm and various methods to m...

Temperature is an important factor in the growth, development, survival, and reproduction of organisms. The high-temperature resistance mechanism of insects may be significant for use in the prevention and control of insect pests. The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an important Lepidoptera model species for studies on pest control in agriculture and for...

Insects have evolved unique structures that host a diversity of material and mechanical properties, and the mouthparts (proboscis) of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are no exception. Here, we examined proboscis morphology and material properties from several previously unstudied moth lineages to determine if they relate to flower visiting and...

Efforts to understand how pollinating insect diversity is distributed across large geographic areas are rare despite the importance of such work for conserving regional diversity. We sampled bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae), and butterflies (Lepidoptera) on nineteen National Forests across the southeastern U.S. and rela...

I review the history of forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), occurrence from 1938 to 2001 throughout Canada, with emphasis on the insect’s impact on tree mortality. I show that forest tent caterpillar routinely kills a portion of its host tree population during outbreaks. Although the proportion killed...

Research focusing on the composition, distribution, and diversity of nymphalid butterfly species in different habitat characters is very important. This information is important for the conservation of endangered and endemic species. The research objective was to determine the diversity of butterflies, especially on the Nymphalidae family, which in...

The moth species Campylotes splendida Elwes, first described in 1890 from the Naga Hills, is larger than other Campylotes species known from India. It was also reported to occur in Yunnan, China. A recent survey conducted on September 21, 2023, at Vijaynagar, Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, observed two individuals of this species. The sig...

One new species of the genus Opisthoheza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010, Opisthoheza siniaevi sp. n. from the Republic of Congo, is described together with closely related Sonithometa maurice gen & sp. n. from Guinea. The new species are compared with Opisthoheza heza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 and Nirbiana obscura (Hering, 1941). Male adults and genit...

Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), fall armyworm (FAW), is a pest of corn, maize and other crops that has rapidly spread from its native range in the Americas to much of Africa, India, Asia and Australia, and was first detected in New Zealand (NZ) in March 2022. To estimate where FAW will occur year-round in NZ, we evaluated a range of...

Organisms inhabiting highly seasonal environments must cope with a wide range of environmentally induced challenges. Many seasonal challenges require extensive physiological modification to survive. In winter, to survive extreme cold and limited resources, insects commonly enter diapause, which is an endogenously derived dormant state associated wi...

Background Genetically modified (GM) crop plants with transgenic expression of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) pesticidal proteins are used to manage feeding damage by pest insects. The durability of this technology is threatened by the selection for resistance in pest populations. The molecular mechanism(s) involved in insect physiological response or...

Molecular confirmation of the presence of the tomato leafminer, Phthorimaea (Tuta) absoluta Meyrick, 1917 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in the Paksong region of the Bolaven Plateau in Champasak province in south-western Lao PDR is reported. The moth, which is native to South America, has invaded many countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia since 2006,...

Understanding the trophic structure of species assemblages is crucial in order to comprehend how syntropic species coexist in space and time. Bats are the second most taxonomically diverse group of mammals and display a wide range of dietary strategies. Due to their ability to disperse over water, ca. 60% of all extant bat species occur on islands...

In this paper, we discuss the evolutionary implications of the correlation between different species of Peucedanum plants and the distribution of Gortyna borelii moth populations in Romania. We highlight geographic separation and isolation among these populations due to anthropogenic landscape fragmentation, which hinders genetic exchange. A geomet...

Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1847 (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae), a global pest of the sweet potato Ipomoea batatas , was recorded in Brazil, but morphological information on sexual dimorphism of this insect is scarce. The objective was to evaluate morphological characters of sexual dimorphism of B somnulentella pupae and adults. External structures...

The article presents the results of research on the species composition of the flora and fauna of the Chingiztau mountain range for 2013-2016. List of plants of Chingiztau includes 302 species from 126 genera and 52 families. Vascular plants of Chingiztau are grouped into seven groups by life forms: annuals, biennials, perennial grasses, shrubs, se...

Investigations into the lappet moth genus Grammodora Aurivillius, 1927, hitherto considered monotypic, have resulted in the description of two new species from Angola and Tanzania: G. angolana sp. n. and G. smithi sp. n. Despite variability in the COI-5P locus of mtDNA, stability in the habitus and genital morphology have enabled the accurate delim...

Spodoptera frugiperda is the main pest of maize. One of the alternatives proposed for its control is the implementation of products of botanical origin, such as those derived from Ricinus communis. In this work, the insecticidal and insectistatic activities of methanolic and hydrolyzed methanolic extracts of the aerial parts of R. communis and kaem...

Insect declines have become pronounced in prairie ecosystems, particularly in areas of agricultural intensification. Non-target pesticide exposure has been raised as a key concern for prairie remnant health. Over seven years, we screened grass and soil samples for the presence and quantities of hundreds of pesticides from five prairies in Minnesota...

Lepidopteran muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis belonging to Saturnidae is an economically important insect geographically endemic to Assam and the northeastern region of India. Like any other insect species, oviposition is one of the most vital aspects of A. assamensis as it allocates the majority of its energy during its lifecycle. Muga silkworm...