Biological and morphometric aspects and rearing of Syssphinx molina (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), a defoliator of parica tree Aspectos biológicos e morfométricos e criação de Syssphinx molina (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), desfolhadora de paricá

The objective of this research was to describe the biological and morphometric aspects of the parica tree defoliator, Syssphinx molina (Cramer), and make recommendations about the insect rearing. The life cycle was 62.9 days with mean periods for the egg, larval, pre-pupal and pupal stages of 5.6, 3...

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Published in:	Acta Amazonica
Main Authors:	Telma Fátima Vieira Batista, Alexandre Mehl Lunz, Valéria do Socorro Vale do Rosário, Leandro José Uchoa Lemos, Rodolfo Silva Provenzano, Ernando da Silva Monteiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2013-06-01
Subjects:	Bionomia ciclo de vida Neotropical Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum Bionomy life cycle
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672013000200009