Larval food plants of Australian Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - a review of available data

Abstract. BACKGROUND: In Australia, the subfamily Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) comprises over 45 genera with about 270 species described so far. However, life histories of the Australian larentiine moths have barely been studied. NEW INFORMATION: The current paper presents a list of larval...

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Autor principal: Schmidt, Olga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2016
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099558
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7938
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: In Australia, the subfamily Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) comprises over 45 genera with about 270 species described so far. However, life histories of the Australian larentiine moths have barely been studied. NEW INFORMATION: The current paper presents a list of larval food plants of 51 Australian larentiine species based on literature references, data from specimen labels and own observations. Some Australian habitats are shown. Possible relationships among the taxa based on food preference of the larvae are discussed. Additionally, a list of Australasian larentiine species from the genera occurring in Australia and their food plants is presented.

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