Research Reports: Life History and Immature Stages of a Plume Moth Sphenarches Anisodactylus (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in Florida
Abstract
The life history of Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker) in Florida is presented. Descriptions and durations of life stages are given and bionomics relative to the Florida host, Thalia geniculata (Marantaceae) are discussed. Development time of laboratory reared individuals from oviposition to adult emergence was 21.8 days for males and 22.5 days for females. There are four larval instars. Adults lived 14-19 days.Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright for any article published in Florida Entomologist is held by the author(s) of the article. Florida Entomologist is an open access journal. Florida Entomologist follows terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License (cc by-nc). By submitting and publishing articles in Florida Entomologist, authors grant the FOJ and Florida Entomologist's host institutions permission to make the article available through Internet posting and electronic dissemination, and to otherwise archive the information contained both electronically and in a hard printed version. When used, information and images obtained from articles must be referenced and cited appropriately. Articles may be reproduced for personal, educational, or archival purposes, or any non-commercial use. Permission should be sought from the author(s) for multiple, non-commercial reproduction. Written permission from the author(s) is required for any commercial reproduction.
