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Hemileuca
About: Hemileuca is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 42 publications have been published within this topic receiving 782 citations. The topic is also known as: Euchronia & Pseudohazis.
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TL;DR: Similarities between the sex pheromone of H. burnsi and that of the allopatric Hemileuca electra electra support a case for reproductive character displacement in the phersomone communication channel ofH.
Abstract: The sex pheromone blend of Hemileuca burnsi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the western Mojave Desert was determined to be a combination of (10E,12Z)-hexadecadien-1-yl acetate (E10,Z12-16:Ac), (10E,12Z)-hexadecadien-1-ol (E10,Z12-16:OH), (10E,12E)-hexadecadien-1-yl acetate (E10,E12-16:Ac), and hexadecyl acetate (16:Ac). (10E,12Z)-Hexadecadienal (E10,Z12-16:Ald) was tentatively identified in pheromone gland extracts based on electroantennographic responses and, when added to the above blend, it enhanced trap captures at low doses. The mean ratio of the compounds in extracts of pheromone glands was 100:23:232:14:0.4 (E10,Z12-16:Ac: E10,E12-16:Ac: 16:Ac: E10,Z12-16:OH: E10,Z12-16:Ald). Field trials indicated that although E10,Z12-16:Ac and E10,Z12-16:OH were essential for attraction, the two-component blend was not attractive by itself. Addition of the three other compounds was necessary for maximum attraction, rendering this the most complicated pheromone blend described for a Hemileuca species to date. Similarities between the sex pheromone of H. burnsi and that of the allopatric Hemileuca electra electra and differences between the blends of H. burnsi and that of the sympatric H. electra mojavensis support a case for reproductive character displacement in the pheromone communication channel of H. electra.
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TL;DR: Buck moth Hemileuca maia (Drury) EENY464, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection.
Abstract: EENY464/IN834 Buck moth Hemileuca maia (Drury)
EENY464, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection. It describes this moth in the giant silkworm family, the larvae of which has stinging spines — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and medical importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in834
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