Life cycle and growth of senita moths (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): A Lepidopteran with less than four instars?

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 519-523

  Holland, J Nathaniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyar's rule; Life history; Plant insect interaction; Upiga virescens

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE; MOTH; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

MEXICO; SONORA STATE; SONORAN DESERT;

ARAUJIA SERICIFERA; CACTACEAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LOPHOCEREUS SCHOTTII; PACHYCEREUS SCHOTTII; PYRALIDAE; UPIGA; UPIGA VIRESCENS;

EID: 0242318250     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0519:LCAGOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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