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ALSOPHILA POMETARIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fall cankerworm
1, record 1, English, fall%20cankerworm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fall canker-worm 2, record 1, English, fall%20canker%2Dworm
correct
- Fall Canker-worm 3, record 1, English, Fall%20Canker%2Dworm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A green or brown white-striped looper that is the larva of a small widespread [North] American geometrid moth (Alsophila pometaria) with gray-winged males and wingless females and that is a destructive defoliator of fruit trees and deciduous shade trees. 4, record 1, English, - fall%20cankerworm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moths of the fall cankerworm emerge in November and lay eggs that remain dormant during the winter. 5, record 1, English, - fall%20cankerworm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arpenteuse d’automne
1, record 1, French, arpenteuse%20d%26rsquo%3Bautomne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arpenteuse : [...] Chenille de Géométride (ou autre Lépidoptère) chez laquelle certaines fausses pattes médianes font défaut, et qui marche en rapprochant la partie postérieure du corps du thorax formant ainsi une boucle avec les segments intermédiaires; elle répète ce mouvement comme si elle mesurait le terrain qu'elle parcourt. 2, record 1, French, - arpenteuse%20d%26rsquo%3Bautomne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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