slug (caterpillar) moths
1slug caterpillar moth — ▪ insect any of approximately 1,000 species of insects (order Lepidoptera) that are widely distributed throughout the world but are concentrated in the tropics. These moths are named after their short, fleshy, sluglike caterpillars. In the… …
2Saddleback caterpillar — Taxobox | name = Saddleback Caterpillar | | image width = 240px | image caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Lepidoptera | superfamilia = Zygaenoidea | familia = Limacodidae | genus = Sibine | species …
3Spiny oak slug — Taxobox name = PEuclea delphinii regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Zygaenoidea familia = Limacodidae genus = Euclea species = E. delphinii binomial = Euclea delphinii binomial authority =… …
4lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
5Microlepidoptera — Some typical microlepidoptera. An Alucitid Many plumed moth is shown top centre; a white Pterophorid Plume moth at centre Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly… …
6Limacodidae — The Festoon, Apoda limacodes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
7Hedylidae — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …
8chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …
9Wonder Pets — L R: Linny the Guinea Pig (Sofie Zamchick), Ming Ming Duckling (Danica Lee), Turtle Tuck (Teala Dunn). Genre …
10Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… …
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