• Title of article

    Determination of Larval Instars of Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

  • Author/Authors

    Ghafoor, Mohammed Shahow M Horticulture Department - College of Agriculture - Sulaimani University, Iraq

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    173
  • To page
    176
  • Abstract
    The numbers of larval instars of Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) were determined using measurements of larval head-capsule width. The obtained results emphasized that the head capsule width recorded was 0.28 mm for the 1st instar (newly hatched larvae) and 3.42 mm for the 6th instar (taken to pupation). The overall results fit in with Dyar s rule.
  • Keywords
    Agrotis ipsilon , head , capsule width , larval instars , Dyar’s Rule , number of instars.
  • Journal title
    Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Record number

    2712651