Seasonal patterns of activity in geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from a lowland and highland eucalypt forest in Tasmania

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-237

  McQuillan, P B ^a   Taylor, R J ^b   Bereton, R N ^c   Cale, P G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt forest; Moth activity; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0011348660     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01576.x     Document Type: Article

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