Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in gardens. However, little is known about most species, and associating the adults with their larvae has previously been difficult or impossible.
Hawkmoths of Australia allows identification of all of the Australian hawkmoths for the first time and treats species found on mainland Australia, Tasmania and all offshore islands within Australian limits. It presents previously undescribed life histories of nearly all species and provides a comprehensive account of hawkmoth biology, including new parasitoids and their hawkmoth hosts. Detailed drawings and photographs show the external and internal morphology of adults and immatures, and eggs, larval instars and pupa. Keys are provided for last instar larvae and pupae of the 71 species that the authors have reared. The book is concluded by a glossary, appendices to parasitoids and larval foodplants, an extensive reference list with bibliographical notes and a comprehensive index.
The wealth of new information in this book makes it an essential reference for anyone interested in these moths.
Hawkmoths of Australia is Volume 13 of the Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series.
Winner, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW 2020 Whitley Medal
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PrefaceAcknowledgments
Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera: previous volumes in this series
Organisation and presentation
Historical review
Structure and function
Collection and preservation
Rearing hawkmoths
Biology
Classification and nomenclature
The Australian fauna
Addendum
Plates
Glossary
Appendix 1: Sphingidae-Parasitoid associations
Appendix 2: Summary of known larval foodplants
References
Index
Over de auteur
David A. Lane has a keen interest in the Lepidoptera of the Indo-Australian area, particularly northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor. He has published widely in journals in Australia and Europe, with particular emphasis on Saturniidae and Sphingidae.Meer e-boeken van dezelfde auteur (s) / Editor
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