Using Stable Isotopes to Determine Natal Origin and Feeding Habits of the Army Cutworm Moth, Euxoa auxiliaris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

• Published in: Environmental Entomology
• Main Authors: Dittemore, Clare M, Tyers, Daniel B, Weaver, David K, Nunlist, Erika A, Sowell, Bok F, Peterson, Erik, Peterson, Robert K D
• Other Authors: Schmidt, Jason, Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, Montana State University, University of Utah
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
• Subjects: Insect Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad006; https://academic.oup.com/ee/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ee/nvad006/49255703/nvad006.pdf

Abstract The army cutworm, Euxoa auxiliaris (Grote), is a migratory noctuid that is both an agricultural pest and an important late-season food source for grizzly bears, Ursus arctos horribilis (Linnaeus, Carnivora: Ursidae), within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Beyond the confirmation of the m...