Moths of Western North America
Jerry Powell and Philip Myers
Abstract
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 the western North America region, and although most go 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% ... More
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 the western North America region, and although most go 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% of the species in every family, including the tiny species, making it the most comprehensive book 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.
Keywords:
moths,
western North America,
larvae,
moth species,
microlepidoptera,
morphology,
taxonomy,
adult behavior,
larval biology,
life cycles
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2009 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780520251977 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520251977.001.0001 |
