Bryophytophagy of Rhizomnium punctatum by Larvae of the Crane Fly Tipula oropezoides
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Bryologist
- Vol. 92 (3) , 308-309
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3243398
Abstract
Rhizomnium punctatum subspl Chlorophyllosum a common moss along streams in eastern deciduous forests of North America, is regularly eaten by larvae of the crane fly Tipula (Trichotipula) oropezoides. Typical feeding patterns involve stripping of the single cell layer-thick leaf lamina, leaving the thicker costa and leaf borders. Direct evidence of insects feeding on mosses and liverworts is scant, and little is known about such issues as possible feeding deterrents, coevolution, or caloric values of bryophyte tissues.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The crane-flies of New York. Part II. Biology and phylogeny, by Charles Paul Alexander.Published by Smithsonian Institution ,1920