A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus

Volume: 17 May 10, 2016
  • Andrea Basso
  • Mauro Simonato
  • Pierfilippo Cerretti
  • Paolo Paolucci
  • Andrea Battisti
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A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus

Abstract

The species of the genus Thaumetopoea (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) are important from the point of view of forestry and human health as they are defoliators of trees and they release urticating hairs at the larval stage that are a source of allergy. Within the genus, there are two groups associated with conifers which are characterized by larval feeding in winter or in spring-summer, so the groups are called 'winter' and 'summer' processionary moths. This review collects the information about the species of the 'summer' Thaumetopoea species from Eurasia. Information includes morphological, biological, and ecological traits of Th. bonjeani, Th. cheela, Th. ispartaensis, Th. libanotica, Th. pinivora and Th. sedirica. Thaumetopoea cheela is proposed to be included in this group based on indirect evidence presented in this paper. Information is collected from the literature and checked, where it was possible, with museum and collected specimens. An identification key based on morphological and biological traits is proposed. The conifers of the genus Cedrus seem to be associated with the summer Thaumetopoea, although more work is needed in order to clarify the evolutionary history of the group. Keywords: Thaumetopoea summer, Thaumetopoea cheela, Morphological traits

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Pierfilippo Cerretti This is me

Paolo Paolucci This is me

Andrea Battisti This is me

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May 10, 2016

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September 12, 2014

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Year 2016 Volume: 17

APA
Basso, A., Simonato, M., Cerretti, P., Paolucci, P., & Battisti, A. (2016). A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 17, 31-39. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.23128
AMA
1.Basso A, Simonato M, Cerretti P, Paolucci P, Battisti A. A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2016;17:31-39. doi:10.18182/tjf.23128
Chicago
Basso, Andrea, Mauro Simonato, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Paolo Paolucci, and Andrea Battisti. 2016. “A Review of the ‘summer’ Thaumetopoea Spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) Associated With Cedrus and Pinus”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 17 (May): 31-39. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.23128.
EndNote
Basso A, Simonato M, Cerretti P, Paolucci P, Battisti A (May 1, 2016) A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus. Turkish Journal of Forestry 17 31–39.
IEEE
[1]A. Basso, M. Simonato, P. Cerretti, P. Paolucci, and A. Battisti, “A review of the ‘summer’ Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus”, Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 17, pp. 31–39, May 2016, doi: 10.18182/tjf.23128.
ISNAD
Basso, Andrea - Simonato, Mauro - Cerretti, Pierfilippo - Paolucci, Paolo - Battisti, Andrea. “A Review of the ‘summer’ Thaumetopoea Spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) Associated With Cedrus and Pinus”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 17 (May 1, 2016): 31-39. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.23128.
JAMA
1.Basso A, Simonato M, Cerretti P, Paolucci P, Battisti A. A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2016;17:31–39.
MLA
Basso, Andrea, et al. “A Review of the ‘summer’ Thaumetopoea Spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) Associated With Cedrus and Pinus”. Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 17, May 2016, pp. 31-39, doi:10.18182/tjf.23128.
Vancouver
1.Andrea Basso, Mauro Simonato, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Paolo Paolucci, Andrea Battisti. A review of the “summer” Thaumetopoea spp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeinae) associated with Cedrus and Pinus. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2016 May 1;17:31-9. doi:10.18182/tjf.23128

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