Biology ofChrysodeixis eriosoma(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in New Zealand
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Entomologist
- Vol. 7 (1) , 52-58
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.1979.9722331
Abstract
The distribution, life history, food plants, and parasites of Chrysodeixis eriosoma in New Zealand are detailed and laboratory rearing methods described. At 23.5°C the majority of larvae pass through 6 instars, with a smaller proportion having 5 or 7 instars. Females may lay over 2000 eggs.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Transoceanic Migration of Lepidoptera to New Zealand — A History and a Hypothesis on ColonisationNew Zealand Entomologist, 1978
- Aseptic rearing ofEpiphyas postvittana(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on a meridic dietNew Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1974
- MORE RECORDS OF MIGRANT LEPIDOPTERA IN TARANAKI AND THE SOUTH ISLANDNew Zealand Entomologist, 1970
- A NOTE: SOME RECORDS OF AUSTRALIAN NOCTUIDAE IN NEW ZEALANDNew Zealand Entomologist, 1969
- NEW ZEALAND NOCTUIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) : SUMMARY OF KNOWN HOST PLANTS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY RELEVANT TO THE BIOLOGY OF THE GROUPNew Zealand Entomologist, 1966
- Insects associated with the major fodder crops in the North IslandNew Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1961
- Plusia chalcitesonTecomanthe speciosaNew Zealand Entomologist, 1958