Can anyone suggest me Reference book/s for Pyraloidea identification?

I have collection of Pyraloidea moths from Bhutan (Most of them are in Photographs). Can anyone suggest me a good reference books to help in identification of these group of moths from Bhutan.

01 February 2016 5,299 4 View

Can anybody suggest the ID of the following 2 Cossidae?

The first one is Phragmacossia dudgeoni, Arora, 1974. The following two specimen are of Genus Phragmacossia of Cossidae. Collected from BHUTAN at an altitude of 1243 m ASL.

05 June 2015 153 3 View

To Kill moth which chemical is better, Ethyl acetate or Chloroform?

I have started using Ethyl Acetate for killing moths recently, but I found that chemical affects on the body of moths. The chemical makes the abdomen soften so during setting sometimes abdomen...

05 June 2015 475 14 View

Can anyone please confirm the ID of the following Lemyra sp. (Erebidae; Arctiinae)?

Collected from Bhutan. No. 1 is a probably a female and 2a & 2b ia a male sp.

08 September 2014 2,752 3 View

Why do Swallowtail butterflies release water from abdomen during Gully bottoming? Do all the species have this characteristic?

08 September 2014 4,137 8 View

Can anyone please help me to identify and verify the species identifications of moths belonging to the family Erebidae?

All these moths (Family Erebidae) were photographed from Bhutan. About 140 species were photographed, of which around 120 has been identified. I am looking for a person who can help me to...

08 September 2014 3,999 12 View

Do they belong to Cricula trifenestrata?

All the materials were collected from the same location, Shirui National Park, Manipur during July 2016.

01 January 1970 3,369 2 View

Please help to ID these Loepa sp. Saturniidae?

Here I have attached to genitalia photograph of 2 Loepa sp. Location: Naga Hills, Manipur, NE India. Date of collection: July 2016

01 January 1970 2,970 5 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

How to accurately quantify chitin?

Hi all, I have been working on the quantification of chitin in insect samples and feed for a while but I can notice that the quantification methods (e.g. exposure to HCl, NaOH, and weighing sample...

01 March 2021 1,843 2 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

Can anyone help with Schistosoma identification?

Can anyone identify what kind of Schistosome species this might be? Morphological features of cercariae and adults resemble Trichobilharzia, though I am fairly new to the field of parasitology...

25 February 2021 7,760 6 View

Is this moth a Diatraea saccharalis?

The caterpillars of this moth were found in stems of Echinochloa polystachia grass as stem borers. The length of the caterpillars are something about 1.7 cm. I have compared images from the...

24 February 2021 309 3 View

Are these moths Spodoptera frugiperda?

The caterpillars of the moths were collected as fruitborers in pepper at a farmer. I reared them till the adults hatched and compared them with pictures and descriptions on the internet. Are these...

24 February 2021 7,785 5 View