Olethreutine Moths of Australia

Olethreutine Moths of Australia
Author: Marianne Horak
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0643090932

This volume is the first reference to describe the 90 olethreutine genera present in Australia.

Elachistine Moths of Australia

Elachistine Moths of Australia
Author: Lauri Kaila
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2011-06-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0643103058

The first reference to describe the so-far unknown diversity of Elachistine moths in Australia.

Zygaenid Moths of Australia

Zygaenid Moths of Australia
Author: Gerhard M Tarmann
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2005-01-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0643099905

The Zygaenidae are a family of day-flying moths with an unusual biology – they are capable of releasing prussic (hydrocyanic) acid. All Australian species belong to the subfamily Procridinae (commonly known as foresters) and many of these feature iridescent green colours or a wasp-like look. This is the first study of the Australian fauna of these attractive and biologically interesting moths. In this volume their beauty is captured larger-than-life in 114 finely detailed portraits by acclaimed artist František Gregor, setting a new benchmark for moth illustrations. Comprehensive general chapters discuss zygaenid morphology, biology, phylogeny and classification, with considerable new information of world-wide relevance. The book then provides in-depth treatments of the 10 genera and 43 species present in Australia, including 4 genera and 21 species new to science. It features keys to genera and species, photos of genitalia of both sexes and other diagnostic structures, and distribution maps for all species. Additionally, there are 8 pages of colour photographs and over 400 photos of microscopic structures, including more than a hundred spectacular scanning electron micrographs.

Hawkmoths of Australia

Hawkmoths of Australia
Author: Maxwell Moulds
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2020-01-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1486302831

Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in gardens. However, little is known about most species, and associating the adults with their larvae has previously been difficult or impossible. Hawkmoths of Australia allows identification of all of the Australian hawkmoths for the first time and treats species found on mainland Australia, Tasmania and all offshore islands within Australian limits. It presents previously undescribed life histories of nearly all species and provides a comprehensive account of hawkmoth biology, including new parasitoids and their hawkmoth hosts. Detailed drawings and photographs show the external and internal morphology of adults and immatures, and eggs, larval instars and pupa. Keys are provided for last instar larvae and pupae of the 71 species that the authors have reared. The book is concluded by a glossary, appendices to parasitoids and larval foodplants, an extensive reference list with bibliographical notes and a comprehensive index. The wealth of new information in this book makes it an essential reference for anyone interested in these moths. Hawkmoths of Australia is Volume 13 of the Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series.

Heliothine Moths of Australia

Heliothine Moths of Australia
Author: Marcus Matthews
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1999
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Heliothine moths are agricultural pests worldwide, attacking many food and fibre crops and costing billions of dollars each year in crop damage and control measures. This text is a base-line resource into Helicoverpa/Heliothis control methods.

Heliothis/ Helicoverpa Management

Heliothis/ Helicoverpa Management
Author: H C Sharma
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2005-01-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482280345

This book covers various aspects of information on bio-ecology, temporal and spatial distribution, key mortality factors, population dynamics and early warning system, host plant resistance, mechanism and inheritance of resistance, introgression of resistance genes from closely related wild relatives of crops, transgenics, molecular marker-assisted

Pests of Field Crops and Pastures

Pests of Field Crops and Pastures
Author: Peter T. Bailey
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2007
Genre: Agricultural pests
ISBN: 0643067582

Here, for the first time is a comprehensive handbook on economic entomolgy for field crops and pastures. It is organised by commodities such as cereals, sugar and tropical pasture legumes allowing all the arthropods on a particular commodity to be examined.

Oecophorine Genera of Australia III

Oecophorine Genera of Australia III
Author: Ian FB Common
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2000-06-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0643105859

This volume completes the revision of the oecophorine genera of Australia, a subfamily which has diversified enormously in this country and represents some 20% of the Australian lepidoptera. The generic revision of the Australian Oecophorinae, continued in this third volume, includes the large Barea group of genera, the small Tisobarica group, some genera previously omitted in the first two volumes from the Wingia and Chezala groups, and some miscellaneous genera of unknown relationship. This volume deals with 96 genera, 73 of which are referred to the Barea group, two to the Tisobarica group, four to the Wingia and Chezala groups, and 17 to the group of unplaced genera. As in the first two volumes, nearly all of the genera are endemic. An account of the morphology of each genus is provided, including the genitalia of both sexes, illustrated by 772 photographs of mounted and live adults and genitalia of type species or representative species, SEMs of the heads of most of the type species, as well as line drawings of the wing venation. The species referred to each genus are given, with full synonymy, original references, label data and repositories of the primary types; where necessary, lectotypes are designated. Available up-to-date information on the distribution, biology and host relationships of the larvae is provided, as well as a key to the genera of the Barea group.

Oecophorine Genera of Australia

Oecophorine Genera of Australia
Author: I. F. B. Common
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 482
Release: 1994
Genre: Lepidoptera
ISBN: 9780643065888

This volume completes the revision of the oecophorine genera of Australia, a subfamily which has diversified enormously in this country and today represents some 20% of the Australian lepidoptera. The generic revision of the Australian Oecophorinae, continued in this third volume, includes the large Barea group of genera, the small Tisobarica group, some genera previously omitted in the first two volumes from the Wingia and Chezala groups, and some miscellaneous genera of unknown relationship. This volume deals with 96 genera, 73 of which are referred to the Barea group, two to the Tisobarica group, four to the Wingia and Chezala groups, and 17 to the group of unplaced genera. As in the first two volumes, nearly all of the genera are endemic. An account of the morphology of each genus is provided, including the genitalia of both sexes, illustrated by 772 photographs of mounted and live adults and genitalia of type species or representative species, SEMs of the heads of most of the type species, as well as line drawings of the wing venation. The species referred to each genus are given, with full synonymy, original references, label data and repositories of the primary types; where necessary, lectotypes are designated. Available up-to-date information on the distribution, biology and host relationships of the larvae is provided, as well as a key to the genera of the Barea group

Pheromone Communication in Moths

Pheromone Communication in Moths
Author: Jeremy D. Allison
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520278569

Common among moths is a mate-finding system in which females emit a pheromone that induces males to fly upwind along the pheromone plume. Since the chemical pheromone of the domesticated silk moth was identified in 1959, a steady increase in the number of moth species whose pheromone attractants have been identified now results in a rich base for review and synthesis. Ê Pheromone Communication in Moths summarizes moth pheromone biology, covering the chemical structures used by the various lineages, signal production and perception, the genetic control of moth pheromone traits, interactions of pheromones with host-plant volatiles, pheromone dispersal and orientation, male pheromones and courtship, and the evolutionary forces that have likely shaped pheromone signals and their role in sexual selection. Also included are chapters on practical applications in the control and monitoring of pest species as well as case studies that address pheromone systems in a number of species and groups of closely allied species. ÊÊ Pheromone Communication in Moths is an invaluable resource for entomologists, chemical ecologists, pest-management scientists, and professionals who study pheromone communication and pest management.