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Entomologists have long recognized the potential of light as a collecting device,
as shown by the following passage from one of ... One of these, the Robinson
mercury vapor light-trap (plate IV), has consistently yielded larger and more
varied ...
Entomologists have long recognized the potential of light as a collecting device,
as shown by the following passage from one of ... One of these, the Robinson
mercury vapor light-trap (plate IV), has consistently yielded larger and more
varied ...
Many characteristics may contribute to the effectiveness of a light-trap in bringing
in moths (see Robinson & Robinson, 1950; Haiao, 1972). The spectral range of
the lamp seems particularly important, and collectors have long recognized the ...
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in Leverett, Massachusetts, 2790 (79.2%) of the 3522 Catocala specimens
recorded were at lights, and 2275 of these light specimens (81.5%) were taken in
a Robinson trap. The Robinson trap also gave a better representation of species
over ...
in Leverett, Massachusetts, 2790 (79.2%) of the 3522 Catocala specimens
recorded were at lights, and 2275 of these light specimens (81.5%) were taken in
a Robinson trap. The Robinson trap also gave a better representation of species
over ...
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Of Men and Names | 3 |
A Fertile Theme | 15 |
The Lure of Sugar | 83 |
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abundance allele amatrix amica andromedae antinympha apex apostatic selection August bait basal dash beak-damage behavior birds blackish shadings blandula briseis cara Carya Catocala Catocala species cerogama coccinata collectors concumbens connubialis costa crataegi crypsis cryptic dejecta Description epione female Florida and west forewing Franklin gracilis gray Grote grynea habilis head-down on tree Hessel Hickories Carya hindwing holotype Hulst HW black HW yellow-orange ilia individuals inner black band inner margin July lacrymosa Larval foodplants Lepidoptera Lepidopterist Leverett light-trap males Massachusetts mating melanic melanic form micronympha Mid-season to late Moth rests head-down neogama noctuid North Carolina Nova Scotia outer margin palaeogama phrynia pm line pmnh predators Range rare Reared relicta reniform retecta Robinson trap searching image Season Similar species sordida Southern Canada Ontario Southern New England specimens st lines Status Strecker T. D. Sargent tds tree trunks ulalume ultronia Underside UNDERWING Plate unijuga usually West Hatfield west throughout area whitish
Bibliographic information
| Title | Legion of Night: The Underwing Moths |
| Author | Theodore D. Sargent |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Massachusetts Press, 1976 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0870231871, 9780870231872 |
| Length | 222 pages |
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