Contributions to the Bionomics of Climbing Cutworms; the Distribution and Developmental Biology of the Brown Climbing Cutworm, Rhynchagrotis cupida

The life stages and life history of Rhynchagrotis cupida (Crote) are described. The species over winters as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instars and has I generation each year. Head-capsule measurements show 6 larval stages. The species ranges eastward from Newfoundland, westward to western Washington, northwa...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Economic Entomology
Main Author: Rings, Roy W.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1972
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Canada
Northwest Territories
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://jee.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/65/3/734
https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/65.3.734
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Summary:The life stages and life history of Rhynchagrotis cupida (Crote) are described. The species over winters as 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instars and has I generation each year. Head-capsule measurements show 6 larval stages. The species ranges eastward from Newfoundland, westward to western Washington, northward to Northwest Territories, Canada, and southward to Kerrville, Texas. Its recorded host plants are apple, peach, grape, and possibly blueberry. Only 1 outbreak of this species is recorded ―in Ohio―in 1924.

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