Sweat feeding behavior by the Moth Arthroschista hilaralis (Crambidae) in the Maliau Basin conservation area (Sabah, Borneo)

• Main Authors: Kenji Suetsugu, Monica Suleiman, Hirokazu Tsukaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: The American Entomological Society 2018
• Subjects: QL461-599.82 Insects
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30868/1/Sweat%20feeding%20behavior%20by%20the%20Moth%20Arthroschista%20hilaralis%20%28Crambidae%29%20in%20the%20Maliau%20Basin%20conservation%20area%20%28Sabah%2C%20Borneo%29-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30868/2/Sweat%20feeding%20behavior%20by%20the%20Moth%20Arthroschista%20hilaralis%20%28Crambidae%29%20in%20the%20Maliau%20Basin%20conservation%20area%20%28Sabah%2C%20Borneo%29.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30868/; http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.3157/021.127.0411; https://doi.org/10.3157/021.127.0411

The feeding habits of adult lepidopterans are both incredibly diverse and poorly understood (Adler, 1982). In general, the diets of such adults are less specific and more opportunistic than those of lepidopteran larvae. In addition to floral and extrafloral nectar, adults have been reported to utili...