Light trap transects - A field method for ascertaining the habitat preferences of night-flying Lepidoptera, using Mythimna turca (Linnaeus 1761) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as an example

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 185-190

  Spalding, Adrian ^a   Parsons, Mark ^b  

^a Spalding Assoc Environmental Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habitat; Light trap; Moth; Mythimna turca; Transect

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; HABITAT SELECTION; LIGHT TRAP; MOTH; TRANSECT;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; FILICOPHYTA; HOLCUS; HOLCUS MOLLIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA; NOCTUIDAE; POACEAE; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 11944256551     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-004-1350-3     Document Type: Article

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