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A richly illustrated look at the natural history of mothsMoths are among the most underappreciated insects on the planet, yet they make up the majority of some 180,000 known species of Lepidoptera. Filled with striking images, The Lives of Moths looks at the remarkable world of these amazing and beautiful creatures.While butterflies may get more press than moths, Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd reveal that the lopsided attention is unjust. Moths evolved long before butterflies, and their importance cannot be overestimated. From the tiniest leaf miners to exotic hawk moths two hundred to three hundred times larger, these creatures are pollinators of flowers, including many that bloom at night or in twilight. The authors show that moths and their larvae are the main food source for thousands of animal species, interacting with other insect, plant, and vertebrate communities in ecosystems around the world, from tropical forests and alpine meadows to deserts and wetlands. The authors also explore such topics as evolution, life cycles, methods of communication, and links to humans.A feast of remarkable facts and details, The Lives of Moths will appeal to insect lovers everywhere.
Moths --- Acharia (moth). --- Acleris semipurpurana. --- Amphiesmenoptera. --- Angoumois grain moth. --- Anthela varia. --- Arctiinae (erebid moths). --- Asteraceae. --- Automeris io. --- Bagworm moth. --- Bollworm. --- Bombyx mori. --- Brahea armata. --- Butterfly. --- Calyptra (moth). --- Caterpillar. --- Clothes moth. --- Codling moth. --- Coleophoridae. --- Comet moth. --- Crop Production. --- Cushion plant. --- Cutworm. --- Dormancy. --- Eastern tent caterpillar. --- Erebidae. --- Eumorpha fasciatus. --- Fall webworm. --- Female. --- Geometer moth. --- Ghost moth. --- Hamadryas (butterfly). --- Hepialidae. --- Hibernation. --- Hummingbird hawk-moth. --- Hyles (moth). --- Insect wing. --- Insect. --- Lackey moth. --- Larva. --- Leaf miner. --- Lepidoptera. --- Living fossil. --- Lobster moth. --- Lyssa zampa. --- Monarch butterfly. --- Monograph. --- Moth. --- Mothball. --- Noctuidae. --- Nymphalidae. --- Oecophoridae. --- Ovary. --- Oviposition. --- Parasitoid wasp. --- Parasitoid. --- Peppered moth. --- Pheromone trap. --- Pheromone. --- Pink bollworm. --- Plant community. --- Podocarpus. --- Pterophoridae. --- Pupa. --- Rubia. --- Saturniidae. --- Silk. --- Smerinthinae. --- Social spider. --- Southern Europe. --- Southern Hemisphere. --- Sphingidae. --- Spilosoma. --- Swallow-tailed moth. --- Swallowtail butterfly. --- Tortricidae. --- Trochilus. --- Vitellaria. --- World economy.
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