Macrolepidopteran larvae sampled by tree bands in temperate mesic and xeric forests in eastern United States

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 188-197

  Butler, Linda ^a   Strazanac, John ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canvas tree bands; Diversity; Forest caterpillars; Gypsy moth; Macrolepidopteran larvae

Indexed keywords

ABAGROTIS ALTERNATA; ANIMALIA; ARCTIIDAE; HYPOPREPIA FUCOSA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE; MACROLEPIDOPTERA; MONONGAHELA; MORRISONIA; MORRISONIA LATEX; NOCTUIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PHOBERIA; PHOBERIA ATOMARIS; QUERCUS;

EID: 0033958319     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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