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Food utilization by cinnabar moth larvae, Tyria jacobaeae L. (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae) in relation to feeding site on the host plant, Senecio jacobea L., (Compositae)

Creator:

Pajutee, Maret Silvia

Abstract:

The temporal and spatial distribution of larvae of the cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae L.) correlates with changes in host plant qualiy. An observed change in diet preference occurs in the 2nd instar from low leaves to upper parts of generative plants. Timing of larval attack and foraging pattern was found...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis