The Number of Instars of Diocryctria amatella (Hulst) in North Florida

Carl W. Fatzinger

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The Number of Instars of Diocryctria amatella (Hulst) in North Florida

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Authors:

Carl W. Fatzinger

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SE-142. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Counts of the number of Iarval molts and analysis of the distribution of head-capsule widths revealed that, in north Florida, Dioryctria amatella (Hulst) has five instars.

Citation

Fatzinger, Carl W. 1970. The Number of Instars of Diocryctria amatella (Hulst) in North Florida. Res. Note SE-142. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.