Effects of Moonlight and Meteorological Factors on Light and Bait Trap Catches of Noctuid Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Yela, José Luís; Holyoak, Marcel

doi:10.1093/ee/26.6.1283

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“…Specimens were collected by hand using ammonia-loaded killing jars. During the summer of 2007 (January, February, and December) and the summer of 2008 (February and March), sampling was carried out from sunset to midnight, and was restricted to moonless periods (YELA & HOLYOAK 1997).…”

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Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil: is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?

Ferro¹,

Romanowski²

2012

Zoologia (Curitiba)

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The Atlantic Forest is considered a biodiversity hotspot for conservation, because its fauna and flora are highly endemic and suffer from loss of natural habitats. This study assessed the composition and diversity of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in two floristic formations of the southern Atlantic Forest (grassland and Araucaria forest) and in a transition zone (forest edge). The moths were attracted to UV light reflected onto a white sheet. A total of 3,574 tiger moths were collected, representing 121 species. The rarefaction curves showed that the tiger-moth assemblage collected in the grassland was more diverse than the assemblages from the Araucaria forest and the transition zone. The assemblages in the forest and forest edge resembled each other, whereas the grassland assemblage was distinct. The composition of the tiger-moth assemblages was related to the environmental characteristics [habitat type (grassland, edge, or forest), altitude, temperature, air relative humidity] and the location of the sites. The faunal similarity decreased in response to increasing environmental and geographical distances between the sites. The responsiveness of tiger moths to small-scale variation in environmental and geographical parameters indicates their good potential as environmental indicators

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Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil: is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?

Ferro¹,

Romanowski²

2012

Zoologia (Curitiba)

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“…A red light torch was chosen instead for this study, as it would be less likely to affect behaviour (Gilburt and Anderson 1996;van Langevelde et al 2011). Observations took place on warm nights (over 5°C), as Lepidoptera activity is known to be significantly affected by adverse weather conditions (Yela and Holyoak 1997). A total of 13 observation sets (observations at each of the three distances) were made over the months of May-July in 2011, 2012 and 2013.…”

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The use of hedgerows as flight paths by moths in intensive farmland landscapes

2016

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Linear boundary features such as hedgerows are important habitats for invertebrates in agricultural landscapes. Such features can provide shelter, larval food plants and nectar resources. UK butterflies are known to rely on such features, however their use by moths is understudied. With moth species suffering from significant declines, research into their ecology is important. This research aimed to determine whether UK moth species are using hedgerows as flight paths in intensive farmland. The directional movements of moths were recorded along hedgerows at 1, 5 and 10 m from the hedgerow face. The majority of moths recorded within the study were observed at 1 m from the hedgerow (68 %), and of these individuals, 69 % were moving parallel in relation to the hedge. At further distances, the proportion of parallel movements was reduced. These results suggest that hedgerows may be providing sheltered corridors for flying insects in farmland landscapes, as well as likely providing food plants and nectar resources, emphasising the importance of resourcebased approaches to conservation for Lepidoptera.

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“…This distance corresponds to the radius of attraction of a 125 W lamp (MuirheadThompson 1991), a power eight times greater than that we used in this study. Sampling was restricted to periods of new and waning lunar phases due to the radius of attraction of the traps being greater (Yela & Holyoak 1997). Sampling was conducted for three years during both the dry (June to July 2010, July 2011 and July 2012) and rainy seasons (December 2010to February 2011, November 2011and December 2012.…”

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Arctiinae moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) of the Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil

Moreno

Ferro

2016

Biota Neotrop.

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Arctiinae are a species-rich subfamily of moth, with approximately 1,400 species in Brazil and 723 recorded in the Cerrado biome. A list of species of these moths was compiled during three years of sampling in four vegetation types within the Emas National Park. A total of 5,644 individuals belonging to 149 species were collected. About 67% of these species are new records for the Emas National Park, 31% for the State of Goiá s and 9% for the Cerrado biome. Cerrado sensu stricto and semideciduous forests have higher species richness, followed by campo cerrado and campo sujo. The vegetation type with the highest number of exclusive species was the semideciduous forest, followed by cerrado sensu stricto, campo cerrado and campo sujo. The high species richness and the high proportion of new species records for Goiá s and Cerrado reinforce the importance of the Emas National Park region as a center of diversity for this group of moths. The conservation of areas not yet cleared around the Park, including the creation of new protected areas, and the establishment of ecological corridors between these areas and the Park would be strategies to preserve the fauna of these moths. Resumo: Arctiinae é uma das subfamílias de mariposas mais ricas em espécies. Já foram registradas cerca de 1400 espécies no Brasil e 723 no bioma Cerrado. Uma lista de espécies destas mariposas foi compilada de três anos de amostragens realizadas em quatro fitofisionomias do Parque Nacional das Emas. Um total de 5.644 indivíduos, pertencentes a 149 espécies foram coletados. Cerca de 67% das espécies representam novos registros para o Parque Nacional das Emas, 31% para o Estado de Goiás e 9% para o bioma Cerrado. Cerrado sensu stricto e mata estacional semidecídua apresentaram maior riqueza de espécies, seguidas por campo cerrado e campo sujo. A fitofisionomia que apresentou maior nú mero de espécies exclusivas foi a mata estacional semidecídua, seguida por cerrado sensu stricto, campo cerrado e campo sujo. A grande riqueza de espécies e a alta proporc¸ão de novos registros de espécies para Goiás e para o Cerrado reforc¸am a importância da região do Parque Nacional das Emas como um centro de diversidade para esse grupo de mariposas. A conservac¸ão das áreas ainda não desmatadas no entorno do Parque, incluindo a criac¸ão de novas unidades de conservac¸ão, e o estabelecimento de corredores ecoló gicos entre essas áreas e o Parque seriam estratégias para preservar a fauna dessas mariposas. Palavras-chave: armadilha luminosa, Lithosiini, Arctiini.

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Effects of Moonlight and Meteorological Factors on Light and Bait Trap Catches of Noctuid Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil: is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?

Diversity and composition of tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in an area of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil: is the fauna more diverse in the grassland or in the forest?

The use of hedgerows as flight paths by moths in intensive farmland landscapes

Arctiinae moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) of the Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil

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