Lepidoptera

Known as: Lepidopteras, moths 
A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Discovery and characterization of field resistance to Bt maize: Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Puerto Rico.
Transgenic maize, Zea mays L., event TC1507 produces the Cry1F protein to provide protection from feeding by several important… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genomic outposts serve the phylogenomic pioneers: designing novel nuclear markers for genomic DNA extractions of lepidoptera.
Increasing the number of characters used in phylogenetic studies is the next crucial step towards generating robust and stable… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Rapid transcriptome characterization for a nonmodel organism using 454 pyrosequencing.
We present a de novo assembly of a eukaryote transcriptome using 454 pyrosequencing data. The Glanville fritillary butterfly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests
For numerous taxa, species richness is much higher in tropical than in temperate zone habitats. A major challenge in community… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
DNA barcodes distinguish species of tropical Lepidoptera.
Although central to much biological research, the identification of species is often difficult. The use of DNA barcodes, short… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Wedding biodiversity inventory of a large and complex Lepidoptera fauna with DNA barcoding.
By facilitating bioliteracy, DNA barcoding has the potential to improve the way the world relates to wild biodiversity. Here we… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
The ecology and evolution of ant association in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera).
The estimated 6000 species of Lycaenidae account for about one third of all Papilionoidea. The majority of lycaenids have… (More)
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2002
Review
2002
Ecology and behavior of first instar larval Lepidoptera.
Neonate Lepidoptera are confronted with the daunting task of establishing themselves on a food plant. The factors relevant to… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
What causes population cycles of forest Lepidoptera?
Hypotheses for the causes of regular cycles in populations of forest Lepidoptera have invoked pathogen-insect or foliage-insect… (More)
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The establishment of two cell lines from the insectspodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera; noctuidae)
The history and characteristics of two cell lines developed from primary explants of pupal tissue from the insect,Spodoptera… (More)
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