Open AccessREPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE GRAPE VINE MOTH, PHALAENOIDES GLYCINE LEWIN (LEPIDOPTERA: AGARISTIDAE)
Author(s) -
Cordingley* Charlma L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1981.tb00995.x
Subject(s) - biology , fecundity , lepidoptera genitalia , vine , zoology , reproductive biology , ecology , fertility , glycine , botany , demography , population , genetics , embryo , amino acid , sociology , embryogenesis
In Phalaenoides glycine , female moths are capable of laying approximately 1100 eggs. However, fecundity is affected by temperature, adult food and the size of the moth. The female reproductive tract is described and the fertility and reproductive states of moths in the field discussed. Oviposition behaviour, oviposition sites and factors that influence their choice are also discussed.