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Techniques for continuous rearing and assessing host preference of a multivoltine leaf‐mining moth, Acrocercops transecta (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Author(s) -
OHSHIMA Issei
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00120.x
Subject(s) - voltinism , biology , lepidoptera genitalia , gracillariidae , host (biology) , larva , zoology , pupa , butterfly , ecology , botany
Techniques for rearing the leaf‐mining moth Acrocercops transecta successively over several generations are described. Based on continuous rearing, some life historical parameters in A. transecta were determined. Because of its short generation time, successive rearing makes the moth suitable for mating experiments and a model organism to elucidate the mechanism of host‐associated speciation.