The role of tactile and chemical stimuli in the formation and maintenance of the processions of the social caterpillar Hylesia lineata (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 659-674

  Fitzgerald, T D ^a   Pescador Rubio, A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caterpillar; Foraging; Hemileuca maia; Hylesia lineata; Processionary; Saturniidae; Social caterpillar; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

HYLESIA LINEATA;

EID: 0036759333     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020795806582     Document Type: Article

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