PPT-A Peppered Moth Activity

Background Information There are two major varieties of peppered moths a lightcolored variety and a darkcolored variety These moths are active at night and rest on trees during the day 1 Does the environment effect which kind of peppered moth is more abundant. When at rest the adult moth has a length of 78 mm the wings are a pale golden color without markings and the head bears a fluffy fringe of coppercolored hairs The casemaking clothes moth Tinea pellionella is about 6 mm in length when the wings are of Entomology Cornell University Elizabeth Tee CCE LOF Program Aide Funding for educational d ata provided by NECRMEUSDA NYFVI If your packers and processors are reporting worm holes or worms it is likely you have a high population of codling moth Mature gypsy moth larva Adult female and male Larva growth stages Egg masses and pupae cases Adult female laying eggs It is fairly easy to iden of many tree species, including some conifers. Epiphyas postvittana. Photo: Donald Hobern, 2008 wikimedia commons. Light Brown Apple Moth. Native to Australia. First U.S. detection was in CA in 2006. Pest of ornamental plants, crops, and plantation trees.. Acrolepiopsis. . assectella. Background, Biology and Occurrence. Amy Ivy, Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension. Dr. Anthony Shelton, Professor of Entomology, Cornell University. L. Chilson. The . Peppered . Moth. The Peppered Moth. The Peppered . Moth is found in many parts of England and Ireland. It is considered one of the best examples of animal adaptation to an changing environment.. Natural Selection is one of the ideas suggested by Charles Darwin to explain evolution . All living things “ in - herit” traits from their parents. In humans, a trait can be hair color (Plants provided by FIU, Butterflies not included). Butterfly . Hostplants. (Caterpillar Food). Mexican . Alvaradoa. (. Alvaradoa. . amorphoides. ). Dina Yellow . (. Pyrisitia. . dina. ). This is a beautiful small tree that is rarely cultivated in South Florida. It is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.. OBJECTIVES. Today, you will be able to…. Explain the process of evolution by natural selection. Explain adaptation. What exactly is “evolution” in THIS class?. Evolution. - a change in the . GENETIC. Epiphyas postvittana. Photo: Donald Hobern, 2008 wikimedia commons. Light Brown Apple Moth. Native to Australia. First U.S. detection was in CA in 2006. Pest of ornamental plants, crops, and plantation trees.. . dispar. . asiatica. . Asian Gypsy Moth. Native pest to Europe and Asia.. Pest of over 500 species of trees and . shrubs including oaks.. Lymantria. . dispar. . asiatica. . has been found in North America on several occasions.. False Codling Moth. Image credits: Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein, TortAI: Tortricids of Agricultural Importance, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org. 5482546 . Other common names: citrus codling moth, orange codling moth, orange moth, palomilla de la naranja, fausse carpocapse, and teigne de l’oranger. Figure 1. Indianmeal moth larva (Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org).AdultIndian meal moths Figure 2. Adult ndianmeal moth (Whitney Cranshaw, Virginia Cooperati EENY-026 Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) 1 Thomas R. Fasulo and Marle A. Knox 2 1. This document is EENY-026, one of a series of theEntomology and Nematology D