Sentence examples for of this moth from inspiring English sources

V moth A 99% decrease in sightings of this moth between 1968 and 2007 has turned a once-common species into an endangered insect.

The ability of this moth to complete development on this host in field conditions has never been reported.

However, the ability of this moth to complete development on radiata pine in field conditions has never been described.

"Relatives of this moth make cocoons out of pieces of bark and therefore it is likely that individuals that first built in a proportion of resin into their cocoons, as well as the bark, survived better.

Although Xanthopan morganii praedicta, the long-tongued Malagasy form of X. morganii, was described in 1903, direct observations of this moth pollinating A. sequipedale in the wild are still lacking.

The occurrence of a European gypsy moth outbreak in a pure radiata pine plantation contradicts previous observations that larvae of this moth species cannot complete development in stands comprised entirely of radiata pine.

At least five times in the past five hundred million years, the normally meticulous scalpel of natural selection, which excises this moth or spares that finch on account of the tiniest differences in wing color or beak shape, has become the evolutionary equivalent of a machete.

The proboscis of this hawk moth is long enough to reach the nectar receptacle of the orchid, which is between 20 and 35 cm (8 and 14 inches) in length.

The only specimen I have seen of this beautiful Moth, which is larger than the others, is a female; it was taken on Kersall-moor the middle of last June by Mr. R. Wood, of Manchester, to whom I have the pleasure of dedicating it;—a most zealous and successful naturalist, to whose liberality I am indebted for many valuable insects.

As with this moth, most of the other tests use genetics to prompt massive, one-time collapses in the population of invasive agricultural pests.

With respect to the hypotheses put forward regarding the origin of outbreaks of the moth, this study confirms the role of migration in outbreak causation, while negating the belief that endemic populations aggregate to cause an epidemic.