Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Насекомые. — М.: РУССО. Под редакцией д-ра биол. наук., проф. Б. Р. Стригановой. 2000.
cotton leafworm — noun : the slender greenish black and white marked larva of a tropical American noctuid moth (Alabama argillacea) that migrates northward as far as southeastern Canada in the spring and deposits its eggs on cotton leaves on which the larvae feed… … Useful english dictionary
leaf|worm — «LEEF WURM», noun. a moth caterpillar that feeds on the leaves of plants, especially cotton … Useful english dictionary
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
Moth — For other uses, see Moth (disambiguation) and Moths (disambiguation). Moths Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific classification … Wikipedia
List of Lepidoptera that feed on cotton plants — Cotton plants ( Gossypium spp ) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Gossypium * Bucculatrix leaf miners::* B. gossypiella :* B. gossypii :* B. loxoptila… … Wikipedia
Herbivore adaptations to plant defense — Herbivores are dependent on plants for food, and have coevolved mechanisms to obtain this food despite the evolution of a diverse arsenal of plant defenses against herbivory. Herbivore adaptations to plant defense have been likened to “offensive… … Wikipedia
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Bureau of Entomology — The Bureau of Entomology was a unit within the Federal government of the United States from 1894 to 1934. It developed from a section of the Department of Agriculture which had been working on entomological researches and allied issues relating… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… … Universalium
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