The entire mitochondrial genome of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera:
Spinghidae) was sequenced—a circular molecular 15516 bp in size. The arrangement of …

DNA barcoding has focused increasing attention on the use of specific regions of
mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and II genes (COI–COII) to diagnose and delimit …

Pyraloidea, the third largest superfamily of the Lepidoptera, is comprised of two families-
Pyralidae and Crambidae. The history of families previously placed in the Pyraloidea is …

Accurate delimitation of species boundaries is especially important in cryptic taxa where one
or more character sources are uninformative or are in conflict. Rather than relying on a …

Only 10% of the earth's biota has been described despite 250 years of taxonomic research
(Wilson 2000). This is in large part a reflection of the extent and complexity of biological …

ДНК-штрихкодирование было недавно предложено как метод видовой идентификации
эукариот с помощью последовательности стандартного короткого фрагмента ДНК …

The major components of the sex pheromone of Dioryctria abietivorella (Groté)(Lepidoptera:
Pyralidae) were recently identified as (9Z, 11E)‐tetradecadien‐1‐yl acetate (9Z, 11E‐14: Ac) …

Coneworms, Dioryctria Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), are destructive pests of conifers
across North America, and members of several different species groups present significant …

The cactus-feeding Phycitinae are a New World group of moth genera that has long been
the focus of ecological and biological control related studies, but the group's evolutionary …

Abstract In 2006–2008, we tested (3 Z, 6 Z, 9 Z, 12 Z, 15 Z)-pentacosapentaene (pentaene)
with the pheromone components (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate (Z11–16: Ac) and (Z)-9 …