Owlet caterpillars of eastern north america /
This lavishly illustrated field guide features more than 800 species of the most common, interesting, beautiful, and important owlet (noctuid) caterpillars found in eastern North America. More than 2,100 color photographs include numerous stunning images, and the guide's introductory sections o...
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
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[2012] ©2012 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Course Book. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400838295 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9781400838295.jpg |
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This lavishly illustrated field guide features more than 800 species of the most common, interesting, beautiful, and important owlet (noctuid) caterpillars found in eastern North America. More than 2,100 color photographs include numerous stunning images, and the guide's introductory sections offer a wealth of information on noctuid natural history, morphology, larval diets, natural enemies, and classification; suggestions for finding and rearing owlet caterpillars; and much more. The 375 full-page species accounts treat similar species, range, phenology, and larval foodplants. A remarks section addresses behavior, life history, taxonomy, and a variety of other general interest topics. For full species accounts, two adult images are provided, one of a spread museum specimen and the other of a live adult: this is the first guide to comprehensively provide images of live adult moths in representative resting postures. An extensive glossary and foodplant index are also included. More than 800 species of eastern owlets More than 2,100 color photographs illustrating many species for the first time First North American insect guide to offer hundreds of images of live moths in their natural resting postures Extensive information on owlet biology, natural enemies, classification, and finding and rearing owlet caterpillars Includes foodplant records for each species and foodplant index. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781400838295 |
Index Number: | QL561 |
CLC: | Q969.42 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Photographic Credits -- Introduction -- Litter Moths (Subfamily Herminiinae) -- Pangraptines (Subfamily Pangraptinae) -- Snouts (Subfamily Hypeninae) -- Straws (Subfamily Rivulinae) -- Scalloped Moths (Subfamily Scoliopteryginae) -- Fruitpiercing Moths (Subfamily Calpinae) -- Necklace Moths (Subfamily Hypocalinae) -- Scolecocampines (Subfamily Scolecocampinae) -- Halflings (Subfamily Hypenodinae) -- Fungus Moths (Subfamily Boletobiinae) -- Phytometrines (Subfamily Phytometrinae) -- Underwing Moths -- Lesser Underwings -- Grass Loopers -- Chocolates and Kin -- Wavy-lined Owlets -- Witches -- Eulepidotines -- Elves (Family Euteliidae) -- Nolas and Punkies (Family Nolidae) -- Loopers (Subfamily Plusiinae) -- Tumblers (Subfamily Bagisarinae) -- Resplendent Moths (Subfamily Cydosiinae) -- Eustrotiines (Subfamily Eustrotiinae) -- Bird-dropping Moths (Subfamily Acontiinae) -- Pantheas and Yellowhorns (Subfamily Pantheinae) -- Hieroglyphic Moths (Subfamily Diphtherinae) -- Brothers (Subfamily Dilobinae) -- Balsas (Subfamily Balsinae) -- Daggers (Subfamily Acronictinae) -- Foresters (Subfamily Agaristinae) -- Paints or Hooded Owlets (Subfamily Cuculliinae) -- Sallows, Brocades, and Kin (Subfamily Oncocnemidinae) -- Amphipyrines (Subfamily Amphipyrinae) -- Seedcoppers (Subfamily Stiriinae) -- Sun Moths (Subfamily Heliothinae) -- Groundlings and Kin (Subfamily Condicinae) -- Fern Moths (Subfamily Eriopinae) -- Miranda Moth -- Marvels -- Midgets -- Armyworms -- Caradrines -- Dipterygiines -- St. Johnswort Moths -- Angle Shades -- Borers -- Divers -- Pinions, Sallows, and Kin -- Pinions -- Glaeas -- Tentmakers -- Antitypine Sallows -- Griffins and Satyrs -- Quakers, Woodgrains, and Kin -- Bronzed Cutworms -- Arches And Kin -- Wainscots And Kin -- Groundcats -- Spanish Moths -- Cutworms And Darts -- Glossary -- Cited Literature -- Foodplant Index -- Species And Subject Index. |