The Wild Silk Moths of North America : A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada / Paul M. Tuskes, James Tuttle and Michael M. Collins ; drawings by Margaret A. Tuttle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuskes, Paul M., author.

Tuttle, James, author.

Collins, Michael M., author.

Contributor:

Tuttle, Margaret A., illustrator.

Series:

Cornell Series in Arthropod Biology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moths--Juvenile literature.

Moths.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.) : 30 color plates, 19 black & white illustrations, 22 drawings, 38 maps and overlays, 5 tables

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [1996]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Saturniidae are among the largest and showiest moths in North America. This comprehensive work covers the life history and taxonomy of a hundred species and subspecies of these Lepidoptera. The beautiful adults and larvae of all species are illustrated in thirty color plates, which are supported by line drawings of cocoons, distribution maps, and photographs of behavior.More than a natural history guide, this book includes chapters in population biology, life history strategies, disease and parasitoids, and the importance of silk moths of human culture. The systematic account emphasizes genetic differences among populations and the process of speciation and presents new information on experimental hybridization and life histories. For the student, researcher, and naturalist, here is practical information on collecting, rearing, and conducting original research. The entire text is referenced to an extensive bibliography.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Publisher's Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE. BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY

1. Life History Strategies

2. Parasitism

3. Diseases of Satumiidae

4. Populations, Species, and Taxonomy

5. Collecting

6. Rearing

7. Silk Moths and Human Culture

PART TWO SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Subfamily Ceratocampinae

Subfamily Hemileucinae

Subfamily Saturniinae

Appendix 1. Host-Parasitoid Records

Appendix 2. Saturniid Hybrids

Literature Cited

Subject Index

Taxonomic Index

Index to Host Plants

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501738005

1501738003

OCLC:

1143804286