Moths of Western North America

Jerry A. Powell, Paul A. Opler (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

516 Seiten

2009
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-25197-7 (ISBN)

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There are about 8,000 named species of moths in our region, and although most are unnoticed by the public, many attract attention when their larvae create economic damage: eating holes in woolens and damaging crops and garden plants. This book treats an important component of the western insect biota - moths and their plant relationships.

Insects boast incredible diversity, and this book treats an important component of the western insect biota that has not been summarized before - moths and their plant relationships. There are about 8,000 named species of moths in our region, and although most are unnoticed by the public, many attract attention when their larvae create economic damage: eating holes in woolens, infesting stored foods, boring into apples, damaging crops and garden plants, or defoliating forests.In contrast to previous North American moth books, this volume discusses and illustrates about 25 per cent of the species in every family, including the tiny species, making this the most comprehensive volume in its field. With this approach it provides access to microlepidoptera study for biologists as well as amateur collectors. About 2,500 species are described and illustrated, including virtually all moths of economic importance, summarizing their morphology, taxonomy, adult behavior, larval biology, and life cycles.

Jerry A. Powell, Professor of the Graduate School in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley, and coauthor of California Insects. Paul A. Opler, Professor in the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, is author of Peterson Guides to Western and Eastern Butterflies, among other books.

PART ONE
Introduction to Lepidoptera and Moths
Morphology
Biology
Significance in Natural and Human Communities
Fossil Record and Evolution
A History of Moth Collectors in Western North America

PART TWO
Classification and Natural History of the Moths of Western North America
Primitive Lineages
Zeugloptera Clade
Superfamily Micropterigoidea
Glossata, Homoneura Clade
Superfamily Eriocranioidea
Exoporia Clade
Superfamily Hepialoidea Clade
Heteroneura, Monotrysia Clade
Superfamily Nepticuloidea
Superfamily Incurvarioidea
Superfamily Tischerioidea
Ditrysia, Nonapoditrysian Superfamilies
Superfamily Tineoidea
Superfamily Gracillarioidea
Superfamily Gelechioidea
Superfamily Gelechioidea, Oecophorid Lineage
Superfamily Gelechioidea, Elachistid Lineage
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
Apoditrysia
Nonobtectomeran Superfamilies
Superfamily Schreckensteinioidea
Superfamily Epermenioidea
Superfamily Alucitoidea
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Superfamily Choreutoidea
Superfamily Sesioidea
Superfamily Cossoidea
Superfamily Tortricoidea
Superfamily Zygaenoidea
Marc E. Epstein and James K. Adams
Unspecialized Obtectomera
Superfamily Copromorphoidea
Superfamily Thyridoidea
Obtectomera
Superfamily Pyraloidea
Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily Drepanoidea
Superfamily Geometroidea
Superfamily Mimallonoidea
Superfamily Lasiocampoidea
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Superfamily Noctuoidea

SUGGESTIONS FOR COLLECTING AND OBSERVING MOTHS
GLOSSARY
INSECT INDEX
PLANT INDEX
GENERAL INDEX
Color Plates

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.7.2009
Zusatzinfo	64 plates, 252 line illustrations
Verlagsort	Berkerley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	2087 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Veterinärmedizin
ISBN-10	0-520-25197-0 / 0520251970
ISBN-13	978-0-520-25197-7 / 9780520251977
Zustand	Neuware