[tn-moths] Interesting website for lep'ers
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tn-moths <tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:24:43 -0400
Somebody recently pointed me to this website that I find very useful for my
moth work. It is an international database for lepidopteran host
plants--you can search by either the plant or moth scientific name and it
will pull up all known food plants or lep species associated with that
moth/plant. Of course, it's from the British Natural History Museum--those
Brits are way ahead of us. Knowing a moth's foodplant(s) is another clue
that is often helpful in identifying or eliminating possibilities. Also,
it's helpful if you know the plants in your area--you can search by plant
name and get some idea of what moths you might expect to find.
Merrill
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/
--
J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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