The Lives of Moths (eBook)

A Natural History of Our Planet's Moth Life

Andrei Sourakov, Rachel Warren Chadd (Autoren)

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2022
288 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-23036-8 (ISBN)

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A richly illustrated look at the natural history of mothsMoths are among the most underappreciated insects on the planet, yet they make up the majority of some 180,000 known species of Lepidoptera. Filled with striking images, The Lives of Moths looks at the remarkable world of these amazing and beautiful creatures.While butterflies may get more press than moths, Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd reveal that the lopsided attention is unjust. Moths evolved long before butterflies, and their importance cannot be overestimated. From the tiniest leaf miners to exotic hawk moths that are two hundred to three hundred times larger, these creatures are often crucial pollinators of flowers, including many that bloom at night or in twilight. The authors show that moths and their larvae are the main food source for thousands of animal species, and interact with other insect, plant, and vertebrate communities in ecosystems around the world, from tropical forests and alpine meadows to deserts and wetlands. The authors also explore such topics as evolution, life cycles, methods of communication, and links to humans.A feast of remarkable facts and details, The Lives of Moths will appeal to insect lovers everywhere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.4.2022
• Reihe/Serie: The Lives of the Natural World
• Reihe/Serie: The Lives of the Natural World
• Zusatzinfo: Color photos + illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Schlagworte: Acharia (moth) • Acleris semipurpurana • Amphiesmenoptera • Angoumois grain moth • Anthela varia • Arctiinae (erebid moths) • Asteraceae • Attacus atlas • Australia • Automeris • Automeris io • Bagworm moth • Bollworm • Bombyx mori • Brahea armata • Brassicaceae • Butterfly • Cactus • Calyptra (moth) • Caterpillar • Cephonodes hylas • Clothes moth • Codling moth • Coleophoridae • Comet moth • crop production • Cushion plant • Cutworm • dormancy • Eastern tent caterpillar • Erebidae • Erythrina • Eumorpha fasciatus • Fall webworm • female • Flour moth • Geometer moth • Germination • Ghost moth • Hamadryas (butterfly) • Hepialidae • Hibernation • Hummingbird hawk-moth • Hyles (moth) • Hymenoptera • insect • Insect wing • Lackey moth • larva • Leaf miner • Lepidoptera • living fossil • Lobster moth • Lyssa zampa • Manduca sexta • Micropyle (zoology) • mimicry • monarch butterfly • Monograph • moth • Mothball • Nepticulidae • Nine-spotted moth • Noctuidae • Nymphalidae • Oecophoridae • Ovary • oviposition • Paper wasp • Parasitoid • Parasitoid wasp • Paratype • Peppered moth • pest control • Pest (organism) • Pheromone • Pheromone trap • Pink bollworm • Pinophyta • plant community • Podocarpus • Pollination • Pterophoridae • pupa • Rubia • Saturniidae • SiLK • Smerinthinae • Social spider • Southern Australia • Southern Europe • southern hemisphere • Sphingidae • Spilosoma • Swallowtail butterfly • Swallow-tailed moth • Tortricidae • trochilus • Vitellaria • World Economy
• ISBN-10: 0-691-23036-6 / 0691230366
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-23036-8 / 9780691230368