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RESEARCH LITERATURE

The Research Literature database was created and funded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Use the search features below to find scientific articles on native wildflowers that are commercially available or used in restoration projects.

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The double cloak of invisibility: phenotypic plasticity and larval decoration in a geometrid moth, Synchlora frondaria, across three diet treatments

Author(s): M. R. Canfield, S. Chang and N. E. Pierce

Month: Jun
Year: 2009

Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecological Entomology
Volume: 34
Issue: 3
Pages: 412-414

Article Topic(s): Pathology
Research Setting(s): Field

Species Referenced: Bejaria racemosa (Tarflower),

Abstract

Discusses the behavior of the Southern Emerald Moth (Synchlora frondaria) to avoid predators. The article identifies Bejaria racemosa as a host plant of the Southern Emerald Moth.

Suggested Citation

M. R. Canfield, S. Chang and N. E. Pierce. "The double cloak of invisibility: phenotypic plasticity and larval decoration in a geometrid moth, Synchlora frondaria, across three diet treatments." Ecological Entomology 34.3 (2009): 412-414.

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