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Title: Lichens and lepidopterons

Journal Article · · Bryologist; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3242884· OSTI ID:5933297

The newly found association of Usnea strigosa (Ach.) A. Eat. and the lichenophagous larva of the moth Zanclognatha theralis (Walker) is described. The possible biological role of lichen acids in the lichen-moth relationship is discussed.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5933297
Journal Information:
Bryologist; (United States), Vol. 87:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English