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LEAF-TIER [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Lepidoptera
Latin
DEF

A larva of the moth families Pyraustidae and Arctiidae, which lives gregariously in a large, silken nest woven over the host-plant foliage, in which the developmental period is passed; seldom a serious forest defoliator but sometimes a pest on shade and ornamental trees.

CONT

There is no wild parsnip in the wooded area, and thus no webworms, but there are other plants and insects of interest to the investigators.

OBS

See also "parsnip webworm".

OBS

leaf-tier; leaf-tyer: terms used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lepidoptera
Latin
DEF

Chenille d'un lépidoptère (familles Tortricidae, ou Lasiocampidae ou Arctiidae) qui vit en colonies dans des nids soyeux sur le feuillage des plantes où elle passe son stade de développement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Lepidoptera
Latin
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