Early stages of Miracavira brillians (Barnes) and reassignment of the genus to the Amphipyrinae: Psaphidini: Feraliina (Noctuidae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-51

  Wagner, David L ^a   Lafontaine, J Donald ^b   McFarland, Noel ^c   Connolly, Bryan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipyra; Apsaphida; Countershading; Feralia; Non resemblance; Paratrachea; Ptelea; Viridemas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; TAXONOMY;

ACRONICTINAE; AMPHIPYRA; AMPHIPYRINAE; BRILLIA; FERALIA; HEXAPODA; NOCTUIDAE; PSAPHIDINAE; PTELEA;

EID: 44149113299     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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