Macromoths of northwest forests and woodlands
By: Jeffrey C. Miller and Paul C. Hammond
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Abstract
The macromoths are a group of families within the order Lepidoptera. The macromoths in the woodlands and forests of the Pacific Northwest are represented by 1,200 species in 12 families: Arctiidae, Dioptidae, Drepanidae, Epiplemidae, Geometridae, Lasiocampidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae, and Thyatiridae. In addition to the macromoths, the Lepidoptera are represented by the butterflies and skippers, and the micromoths. Butterflies possess a knob at the tip of the antennae while the tip of the antennae in skippers is typically hooked. The tip of the antennae in macromoths and micromoths is tapered. The differences between macromoths and micromoths is not literally based on size as the names suggest but rather in details of the female reproductive tract and wing venation. These details are discussed and illustrated in most texts on general entomology (Borror et al. 1989) and in books about Lepidoptera (Covell 1984).
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Miller, J.C., Hammond, P., 2000, Macromoths of northwest forests and woodlands, 133 p.; HTML Document.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Report |
| Title | Macromoths of northwest forests and woodlands |
| Series number | FHTET-98-18 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team |
| Publisher location | Morgantown, WV |
| Contributing office(s) | Cooperative Forest Ecosystem Research, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | 133 p.; HTML Document |
| Country | United States;Canada |
| State | California;Oregon;Washington;Idaho;Montana;British Columbia |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |