Author: Maxwell Moulds
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2020-01-20
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 1486302831
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in gardens. However, little is known about most species, and associating the adults with their larvae has previously been difficult or impossible. Hawkmoths of Australia allows identification of all of the Australian hawkmoths for the first time and treats species found on mainland Australia, Tasmania and all offshore islands within Australian limits. It presents previously undescribed life histories of nearly all species and provides a comprehensive account of hawkmoth biology, including new parasitoids and their hawkmoth hosts. Detailed drawings and photographs show the external and internal morphology of adults and immatures, and eggs, larval instars and pupa. Keys are provided for last instar larvae and pupae of the 71 species that the authors have reared. The book is concluded by a glossary, appendices to parasitoids and larval foodplants, an extensive reference list with bibliographical notes and a comprehensive index. The wealth of new information in this book makes it an essential reference for anyone interested in these moths. Hawkmoths of Australia is Volume 13 of the Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series.
Author: Royal Entomological Society of London. Library
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul D Brock
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2009-01-29
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 0643099700
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids – otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most of them are endemic, few have been studied and new species continue to be found. Stick insects are, by far, Australia’s longest insects – some of them reach up to 300 mm in body length, or more than half a metre if you include their outstretched legs. Many stick insects are very colourful, and some have quite elaborate, defensive behaviour. Increasingly they are being kept as pets. This is the first book on Australian phasmids for nearly 200 years and covers all known stick and leaf insects. It includes photographs of all species, notes on their ecology and biology as well as identification keys suitable for novices or professionals.
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
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Published: 1906
Total Pages: 598
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Royal Entomological Society of London
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Published: 1861
Total Pages: 808
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