Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America by Schweitzer, Dale F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Photographic Credits Introduction

Birds And Caterpillars (And Climate Change) Importance of Owlet Caterpillars and Adults

A Note On Nomenclature

Morphology Larval Diets Finding Caterpillars Beating and Sweeping Collecting Adults Baiting

Wine Ropes John Peacock’s Bait Recipe

Bait Trapping Collecting, Vouchering, and Conservation Feeding Adults Obtaining Pairings Obtaining and Handling Eggs Rearing Caterpillars Sleeving Overwintering Larvae and Pupae Natural Enemies

Exotic Biological Control Agents Guest Essay On Owlet Classification: Charles Mitter

Classification and Nomenclature About This Book Making Identifications

Transformers

Voucher Data and Specimens Diagnosing Owlet Caterpillars Keys to Owlet Larvae Supplemental Digital Resources

Quadrifine Owlets (Family Erebidae)

Litter Moths (Subfamily Herminiinae) Pangraptines (Subfamily Pangraptinae) Snouts (Subfamily Hypeninae) Straws (Subfamily Rivulinae) Scalloped Moths (Subfamily Scoliopteryginae)

Caterpillar Mimicry

Fruitpiercing Moths (Subfamily Calpinae) Necklace Moths (Subfamily Hypocalinae) Scolecocampines (Subfamily Scolecocampinae) Halflings (Subfamily Hypenodinae) Fungus Moths (Subfamily Boletobiinae) Phytometrines (Subfamily Phytometrinae) Underwings, Zales, Witches, and Kin (Subfamily Erebinae)

Dyar’s Rule

Eulepidotines (Subfamily Eulepidotinae)

Elves (Family Euteliidae) Nolas and Punkies (Family Nolidae)

Nolas and Punkies (Subfamily Nolinae) Chloephorines (Subfamily Chloephorines) Baileyas (Subfamily Risobinae) Concanas and Kin (Subfamily Collomeninae) Lichen Punkies (Subfamily Afridinae)

Trifine Owlets (Family Noctuidae)

Loopers (Subfamily Plusiinae) Tumblers (Subfamily Bagisarinae) Resplendent Moths (Subfamily Cydosiinae) Eustrotiines (Subfamily Eustrotiinae) Bird-dropping Moths (Subfamily Acontiinae) Pantheas and Yellowhorns (Subfamily Pantheinae) Hieroglyphic Moths (Subfamily Diphtherinae) Brothers (Subfamily Dilobinae) Balsas (Subfamily Balsinae) Daggers (Subfamily Acronictinae) Foresters (Subfamily Agaristinae) Paints or Hooded Owlets (Subfamily Cuculliinae) Sallows, Brocades, and Kin (Subfamily Oncocnemidinae) Amphipyrines (Subfamily Amphipyrinae) Seedcoppers (Subfamily Stiriinae) Sun Moths (Subfamily Heliothinae) Groundlings and Kin (Subfamily Condicinae) Fern Moths (Subfamily Eriopinae) Cutworms, Lash-eyed Sallows, Sallows, and Kin (Subfamily Noctuinae)

Puddling Moths And Ears And Bats Moth Ear Mites

Glossary Cited Literature Foodplant Index Species and Subject Index