Lymantriidae
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Ocelli:
absent
Maxillary palpus:
absent, minute
Number of maxillary palp segments:
from 0 to 1
Proboscis:
absent, reduced
Proboscis description:
Non-functional haustellum.
Mandibles:
absent
Male antennae:
bipectinate
Male scape description:
Pectinations are stronger in the male, end in 1-3 long spinules. (Scoble 1992)
Apomorphies:
Larvae have a mid-dorsal yellow/red gland on A6 and often on A7 that is eversible. In resting position, wings are held in a broad triangle. They are pressed against the substrate; the forelegs are extended in front of the head
Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Carcelia rasa is endoparasitoid of larva of Lymantriidae
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Larval behavior:
diurnal, nocturnal
Larval behavior:
Species exhibit both stenophagy and polyphagy feeding habits.
Adult behavior:
diurnal, nocturnal
Adult behavior:
It is speculated that arctic dwelling species have evolved to be diurnal because of continuous summer daylight (Schaefer, 1988).
Larval food habits description:
Poorly recorded. Mainly on forest and shade trees. Less common are shrubs, vines, herbs, and grasses (Schaefer, 1988).
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:7394
Specimens with Sequences:6737
Specimens with Barcodes:6334
Species:658
Species With Barcodes:612
Public Records:2490
Public Species:234
Public BINs:379
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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Diversity description:
One Subfamily, five tribes, 350 genera, and 2,500 species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1