Moths

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Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA.

Descriptor ID	D009036
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650
Concept/Terms	Moths Moths Moth Silkworms, Giant Silkworms, Giant Giant Silkworms Giant Silkworm Silkworm, Giant Antheraea Antheraea Antheraeas Giant Silkmoths Giant Silkmoths Giant Silkmoth Silkmoth, Giant Silkmoths, Giant

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
Lepidoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937]
Moths [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2005	1	1
2006	1	1
2013	1	1
2018	1	1
2020	1	1
2021	2	2
2023	1	1
2024	1	1
2025	2	2

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Abbas S, Alam A, Abbas M, Ahmad B, Xiao F, Khan KA, Ghramh HA, Ali J, Burroni NE, Schilthuizen M, Romano D, Li Q, Chen RZ. Lateralized differences in ultrasonic courtship songs and their impact on reproductive strategies in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Pest Manag Sci. 2026 Jan; 82(1):511-529.

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Abbas S, Alam A, Ahmad B, Abbas M, Feng X, Huang J, Khan KA, Ghramh HA, Muhammad S, Ali J, Schilthuizen M, Romano D, Chen RZ. Lateralized courtship behavior in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): influence of gender, sexual experience, and its effects on mating success. Environ Entomol. 2025 Jun 18; 54(3):442-453.

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Abbas S, Alam A, Abbas M, Abbas A, Ali J, Schilthuizen M, Romano D, Zhao CR. Lateralised courtship behaviour and its impact on mating success in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Bull Entomol Res. 2024 Jun; 114(3):374-382.

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Yan XZ, Ma L, Li XF, Chang L, Liu QZ, Song CF, Zhao JY, Qie XT, Deng CP, Wang CZ, Hao C. Identification and evaluation of cruciferous plant volatiles attractive to Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Pest Manag Sci. 2023 Dec; 79(12):5270-5282.

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Dwyer G, Mihaljevic JR, Dukic V. Can Eco-Evo Theory Explain Population Cycles in the Field? Am Nat. 2022 01; 199(1):108-125.

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Lin PA, Chen Y, Chaverra-Rodriguez D, Heu CC, Zainuddin NB, Sidhu JS, Peiffer M, Tan CW, Helms A, Kim D, Ali J, Rasgon JL, Lynch J, Anderson CT, Felton GW. Silencing the alarm: an insect salivary enzyme closes plant stomata and inhibits volatile release. New Phytol. 2021 04; 230(2):793-803.

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Mihaljevic JR, Polivka CM, Mehmel CJ, Li C, Dukic V, Dwyer G. An Empirical Test of the Role of Small-Scale Transmission in Large-Scale Disease Dynamics. Am Nat. 2020 04; 195(4):616-635.

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Ravindran K, Sivaramakrishnan S, Hussain M, Dash CK, Bamisile BS, Qasim M, Liande W. Investigation and molecular docking studies of Bassianolide from Lecanicillium lecanii against Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2018 Apr; 206-207:65-72.

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Gant VU, Moreno S, Varela-Ramirez A, Johnson KL. Two membrane-associated regions within the Nodamura virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase are critical for both mitochondrial localization and RNA replication. J Virol. 2014 Jun; 88(11):5912-26.

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di Luccio E, Ishida Y, Leal WS, Wilson DK. Crystallographic observation of pH-induced conformational changes in the Amyelois transitella pheromone-binding protein AtraPBP1. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e53840.

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