Multi-Annual Study of Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) Oviposition Strategy in Transylvania’s Largest Population: Key Insights for Species Conservation and Local Land Management

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00098574%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000006" target="_blank" >RIV/00098574:_____/24:N0000006 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100794" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100794</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects15100794" target="_blank" >10.3390/insects15100794</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Multi-Annual Study of Eriogaster catax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) Oviposition Strategy in Transylvania’s Largest Population: Key Insights for Species Conservation and Local Land Management

Original language description

This study examines the oviposition preferences (egg-laying) of Eriogaster cataxL., an endangered moth found in warmer parts of Europe, typically in semi-natural areas withinagricultural landscapes. Although legally protected in Europe, limited information is available onthe species’ specific ecological needs for egg-laying. Our six-year research in Romania reveals thatE. catax selects blackthorn and hawthorn (Prunus spinosa L. and Crataegus monogyna Jacq.) shrubs foregg-laying at an average height of 80 cm, with most eggs positioned between 41 and 80 cm aboveground. Each cluster typically contains around 186 eggs. The study also provides essential data onthe preferred shape and structure of host plants, which serve as a critical food source for larvae andinfluence the way eggs are laid. This low oviposition height leaves E. catax vulnerable to humanactivities like shrub trimming, burning, and grazing, which can damage or destroy egg sites. Thesefindings support the development of targeted conservation strategies that consider these specificoviposition preferences and highlight the importance of community awareness to protect endangeredspecies and sustain biodiversity.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Insects

ISSN

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e-ISSN

2075-4450

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

10

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

794

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85207637612