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The Light Reactions of Larvae of the Spotless Fall Webworm, Hyphantria textor Harr. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. G. Wellington ,
C. R. Sullivan  and
W. R. Henson
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Recently, the light reactions of three species of tent caterpillars were described (3). The present paper contains a similar description of the responses of larvae of the spotless fall webworm, Hyphantria textor Harr. This species was chosen for comparative study because, like tent caterpillars, it is colonial through most of its larval stage, during which it forms extensive webs.

Larvae of all six instars were studied. Some of the behaviour described here was first observed during the summers of 1949-50 at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. During July and August of 1953, several of the laboratory tests were repeated at Sault Ste. Marie, and, in addition, some new reactions were observed for the first time.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 86 , Issue 12 , December 1954 , pp. 529 - 542
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1954

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