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Malagasy birds as hosts for eye-frequenting moths.
While tear-feeding in moths on mammals is widespread, there have been no reports of this behaviour in Madagascar and none on birds. We report that a moth, Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica belonging to the Calpini, a generally fruit-feeding or blood-feeding lineage of noctuids, attacks sleeping birds in Madagascar. This moth is able to intrude its sharply tipped proboscis into a closed bird's eye. T...
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Vast numbers of insects and passerines achieve long-distance migrations between summer and winter locations by undertaking high-altitude nocturnal flights. Insects such as noctuid moths fly relatively slowly in relation to the surrounding air, with airspeeds approximately one-third of that of passerines. Thus, it has been widely assumed that windborne insect migrants will have comparatively lit...
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Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies, and caterpillars) are an uncommon cause of adverse reactions in humans. Most reactions to Lepidoptera are mild and self-limited; however, reactions in sensitive individuals and reactions to particular species can be severe and life threatening. Specific syndromes caused by Lepidoptera include erucism (cutaneous reactions from contact with caterpillars, moths, or...
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A quick guide to the Australian Bogong moth, the nocturnal counterpart of the migratory Monarch butterfly.
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Introduction More than 580 species of Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) can be found at the HJ Andrews Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site. The population consists of several generalist herbivores and many species with highly specialized niches. The low difficulty of light-trap sampling provides an ideal method for tracking moth population diversity as an indicator of overall ecosystem ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Blue Jay
سال: 1951
ISSN: 2562-5667,0006-5099
DOI: 10.29173/bluejay1050