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THE COMMUNITY OF MACROLEPIDOPTEROUS LARVAE AT COOPER’S ROCK STATE FOREST, WEST VIRGINIA: A BASELINE STUDY1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Linda Butler
Linda Butler
Affiliation:
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, PO Box 6108, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA26506–6108
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Abstract

During 1984 and 1985 macrolepidopterous larvae were collected by pole pruning of foliage of black birch, mixed oaks, black cherry, and red maple at Cooper’s Rock State Forest in northern West Virginia. A total of 3027 larvae representing 100 species in 14 families was collected. The most abundant species were the noctuids Polia latex (Gn.) and Morrisonia confusa (Hbn.), and the geometrids Probole amicaria (H.-S.), Itame pustularia (Gn.), and Melanolophia canadaria (Gn.). Of the 100 total species of larvae, 43 were recorded from birch, 61 from mixed oaks, 63 from black cherry, and 57 from red maple.

Résumé

En 1984 et 1985, les larves de macrolépidoptères ont été récoltées par émondage à la perche du feuillage de bouleaux occidentaux, de chênes divers, de cerisiers tardifs et d’érables rouges dans la forêt d’état Cooper’s Rock, dans le nord de la Virginie-occidentale. Au total, 3027 larves représentant 100 espèces appartenant à 14 familles ont été récoltées. Les espèces les plus abondantes étaient les noctuidés Polia latex (Gn.) et Morrisonia confusa (Hbn.) et les géométridés Probole amicaria (H.-S.), Itame pustularia (Gn.) et Melanolophia canadaria (Gn.). Parmi les 100 espèces de larves récoltées, 43 ont été trouvées sur les bouleaux, 61 sur les chênes, 63 sur les cerisiers et 57 sur les érables.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 124 , Issue 6 , December 1992 , pp. 1149 - 1156
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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