Effects of Weather Conditions and Trap Types on Sampling for Richness and Abundance of Forest Macrolepidoptera

Butler, Linda; Kondo, Vicki; Barrows, Edward M.; Townsend, Edwin C.

doi:10.1093/ee/28.5.795

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“…Although temperature affects the size of light trap catches of moths (Butler et al, 1999;Beck et al, 2011a) and we expected such an effect on the percentages recaptured, ambient temperature did not affect the percentages recaptured in our experiments. The reason for this might be that both experiments took place under rather favourable environmental conditions.…”

Section: Factors Influencing Percentage Recapturedmentioning

confidence: 55%

Attraction to light - from how far do moths (Lepidoptera) return to weak artificial sources of light?

Truxa¹,

Fiedler²

2012

Eur. J. Entomol.

121

109

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Abstract. Moths are frequently used as indicators of biodiversity or habitat quality. Light traps are the most effective and widely used method for gathering data on moth communities. Knowing the distance from which moths are drawn to a light trap is therefore essential for the ecological interpretation of such data. Two community-wide mark-release-recapture experiments were carried out in forest habitats in central Europe in order to investigate whether the percentage of marked moths recaptured at weak artificial light sources (2 × 15 W UV-light tubes) is dependent on the distance they were released from the light source. Altogether 2,331 moths belonging to 167 species were caught at light traps and released at distances of 2-100 m. Of these moths 313 returned to the light trap within 5 min of release. Percentage recapture was generally low (gross rate 13.4%) and strongly decreased with increase in the distance at which they were released. Percentage recapture was not significantly affected by ambient temperature or the sex of the moths. Only for the Geometroidea was the percentage recaptured slightly greater for the larger species. We found no significant differences between moth super-families with regard to the distance dependence of their attraction to light. Our data confirm that the radius of attraction of low powered light traps for moths is very small often even below 10 m. Thus, moths are good indicators of habitat quality and fragmentation as they are rarely attracted from distant habitats to such light traps.

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Section: Factors Influencing Percentage Recapturedmentioning

confidence: 55%

Attraction to light - from how far do moths (Lepidoptera) return to weak artificial sources of light?

Truxa¹,

Fiedler²

2012

Eur. J. Entomol.

121

109

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“…Other studies have indicated that air temperature is the most important weather parameter to describe moth captures in traps. Butler et al (1999) collected the most Lepidoptera in blacklight traps on warm nights compared with cool nights and noted that there was a negative relationship between precipitation and moth captures in blacklight traps. Mohamed-Ahmed and Wynholds (1997) found that the temperature was the most important weather variable that inßuenced (positively) tsetse ßy, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead (Diptera: Glossinidae), captures in traps.…”

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“…The location or surroundings of insect traps inßu-ences their efÞciency (Wellington and Trimble 1984, Lee 1988, Mason et al 1997, Sappington and Spurgeon 2000, Kavallieratos et al 2005, and insect responsiveness to traps is often a function of weather (Davidson and Andrewartha 1948, Vogt 1986, Gregg et al 1994, Mohamed-Ahmed and Wynholds 1997, Butler et al 1999. Windbreaks such as tree lines modulate air movement, airborne chemicals, and airborne insects (Lewis and Dibley 1970), and an insectÕs ability to control ßight is a function of wind speed.…”

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Impact of Trap Design, Windbreaks, and Weather on Captures of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Pheromone-Baited Traps

Reardon

Sumerford

Sappington

2006

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“…We sorted the okta codes in three groups according to the measure of the cloud cover. These are the following: clear (0, 1, 2), intermediate (3,4,5) and cloudy (6,7,8). Number of individuals and species caught were sorting in okta groups, were averaged and the significance levels of differences are counted with t-test.…”

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“…According to Butler et al (1999), the moonlight in the absence of cloud cover reduced moth catch in blacklight traps.…”

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Light Trapping as a Dependent of Moonlight and Clouds

Nowinszky¹,

Puskás²,

Kúti³

2010

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. We examined in our study the theoretical catching distance and the catching results of the Járfás and Jermy type light-traps in the function of the moon phases and the clouds. The clouds determine the theoretical catching distances of both the Járfás and Jermy type light-traps fundamentally. The ratio of theoretical catching distances of completely overcast and clear sky is approximately 2.4:1. This difference does not appear however in the catching results. The catching of Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum Den. et Schiff.) in moonless hours is the most successful when the sky is totally through, if it is not raining. In opposition to this, the catch decreases by the increase of the cloud cover in moonlit hours. The most moths were found in the light-trap when the sky was almost clear. The increase of cloud cover results in a reduction of the catch. The number of the Macrolepidoptera individuals and species are higher when the sky is clear than overcast in the event both the all and low clouds. It was also found that the height of cloud base also modify the light-trap catch. If the cloud base is low the light-trap catch is also low, in the opposite it is high.

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Effects of Weather Conditions and Trap Types on Sampling for Richness and Abundance of Forest Macrolepidoptera

Cited by 51 publications

References 27 publications

Attraction to light - from how far do moths (Lepidoptera) return to weak artificial sources of light?

Attraction to light - from how far do moths (Lepidoptera) return to weak artificial sources of light?

Impact of Trap Design, Windbreaks, and Weather on Captures of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Pheromone-Baited Traps

Light Trapping as a Dependent of Moonlight and Clouds

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