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Observations on the life history of the sagebrush sheep moth, Hemileuca hera hera (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Northwest science., Vol.75(2), pp.118-136
2001
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/963
Abstract
This study was conducted principally to investigate the suggestion that length of growing season influences the length of development time (i.e. one-year versus two-year egg to adult period). Field-collected sagebrush sheep moth (H. hera hera) larvae were reared to obtain information on egg counts and length of life cycle. Field-collected larvae were reared in cages within the area from which the larvae had been collected to match closely the natural conditions. Results indicate that in south-central Washington, USA, an area having a relatively long growing season, H. hera hera generally exhibits a one year cycle, with some individuals emerging in the second year. Egg counts revealed a mean total number of eggs per female of 125 (range 64-168) and a mean number of eggs per ring of 28 for reared females and 31 for egg rings observed in the field. Our study indicates that while an extended, milder climate is a significant factor in a single season development time, other factors that have longer term survival significance may also play roles.
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- Title
- Observations on the life history of the sagebrush sheep moth, Hemileuca hera hera (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
- Creators
- Dennis L. Strenge (Author)R.S. Zack (Author)
- Publication Details
- Northwest science., Vol.75(2), pp.118-136
- Academic Unit
- Northwest Science; Entomology, Department of
- Publisher
- WSU Press
- Identifiers
- 99900501633101842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article