Moths of Western North America

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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 attrac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Powell, Jerry A.
Otros Autores: Opler, Paul A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Moths.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Papillons nocturnes.
Papillons nocturnes > Nord-Ouest canadien.
Moths
Moths > Northwest, Canadian.
Moths > West (U.S.)
West United States.
Canada > Canadian Northwest.
North America.
Amerique du Nord.
North America
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Preface; About This Book; PART ONE; Morphology; Biology; Significance in Natural and Human Communities; Fossil Record and Evolution; A History of Moth Collectors in Western North America; PART TWO; Primitive Lineages; Ditrysia, Nonapoditrysian Superfamilies; Moths of Western North America: Plates; Moth Families and Plates; Apoditrysia; Macrolepidoptera; Suggestions for Collecting and Observing Moths; Glossary; Insect Index; Plant Index; General Index.

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