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Predation of the white‐lined sphinx moth ( Hyles lineata ) is dependent upon time of day but not human disturbance

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 1. Nocturnality is hypothesized to evolve from diurnal ancestors as a means to reduce predation risk. More than half of all insect species, and 80% of Lepidoptera, are estimated to be nocturnal.

Source: Ecological Entomology

DOI: 10.1111/een.13421

Authors: Brett Seymoure, Braulio A. Sanchez, Kajaya J. Pollard, L. Miles Horne, Elizabeth Field, Ashlee D. Portz, Jackson Savage, Colby Smith, Spencer Duffendack, Elise Cotty, Oliver Neria, Alexander Moore, Sol Saenz‐Arreola, Andrea Olivas, Oceane Da Cunha

Institutions: The University of Texas at El Paso, University of Chicago, Truman State University

Language: English

Topic: Impact of Light on Environment and Health

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W4406337657

FWCI: 1.049

Cites: 21

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10