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Natural History of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.): New Insights in Relation to Climate Change
Andrea Battisti,Mustafa Avci,Dimitrios N. Avtzis,Mohamed Lahbib Ben Jamaa,Laura Berardi,Wahiba Berretima,Manuela Branco,Gahdab Chakali,Moulay Ahmed El Alaoui El Fels,Brigitte Frérot,José A. Hódar,Irina Ionescu-Mălăncuş,Kahraman İpekdal,Stig Larsson,Traian Manole,Zvi Mendel,Nicolas Meurisse,Plamen Mirchev,Nabil Nemer,Maria Rosa Paiva,Juan Pino,Alex Protasov,Noureddine Rahim,Jérôme Rousselet,Helena Santos,Helena Santos,Daniel Sauvard,Axel Schopf,Mauro Simonato,Annie Yart,Mohamed Zamoum +30 more
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It is difficult to find a genus of Lepidoptera showing the high variability of life history traits observed in Thaumetopoea, but in one special case a recent switch has been detected even within one species, the pine processionary moth, indicating that the natural history traits are constantly evolving at a fast rate.Abstract:
It is difficult to find a genus of Lepidoptera showing the high variability of life history traits observed in Thaumetopoea. There are typical summer feeding close to winter feeding species, and in one special case a recent switch has been detected even within one species, the pine processionary moth, indicating that the natural history traits are constantly evolving at a fast rate. There are species adapted to cold conditions of high mountains and high latitude close to truly Mediterranean and sub-desert region species. All species have gregarious behaviour as larva and are protected against vertebrate predators by urticating setae.read more
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