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The Investigation of the Moth Fauna and the Herbivorous Caterpillars on the Dominant Broadleaved Tree Species in Forest with Estimation of Their Energy Comsumptions(4/4)

  • Date of declaration:2012-04-20
  • PI:Yeong-Chium Sen
  • Division:Hengchun Research Center
Research title
Science and Technology Programs(2012)
執行成果摘要
The life histories of 6 species of Lepidoptera including 2 species in Geometridae, 3 species in Noctuidae and 1 species in Nolidae had beenrecorded. Except for the species of Pogonopygia nigralbata, the immaturestage of the other 5 species had been reared and the consumption of theleaves weight were also calculated. The life history from egg to adult of Percnia longitermen averaged 61.35±4.70 days, the consumption of leaves weight at larval stage in 5th instar type and 6th instar type averaged 15.08±0.35g、15.81±0.30g respectively, and the total average is 15.45±0.33g.Pogonopygia nigralbata averaged 39.31±1.17 days to complete its life history. The fast growing Tycracona oblique spent the average 10.97±0.34 days to finish its larval stage, the mean pupation period averaged 18.33±0.18 days and the consumption of leaves weight in its immature stage averaged 4.48±0.06g.Adris okurai spent the average 43.11±0.33 days to develop from 1st instar larva to adult, the larval stage averaged 23.41±0.25 days, the pupation period averaged 16.78±0.14 days, the feeding leaves weight averaged 25.11±0.19g in its immature stage.Thyas honesta spent 45.76±0.53 days to develop from 1st instar larva to adult, the larval stage averaged 18.43±0.29 days, the pupation period averaged 22.00±0.15 days, the mean consumption of leaves weight averaged 33.49±0.13g in its immature stage.Gadirtha pulchra spent the average 43.50±1.05 days to to develop from 1st instar larva to adult, the larval stage averaged 26.61±0.97 days, the pupation period averaged 13.37±0.04 days, the mean consumption of leaves weight in its larval stage averaged 11.66±0.21g.