MOSA No 3. Infopage: Morasa modesta - illustration of adults and a caterpillar.
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Summary: MOSA No. 3 is an Infopage created by merging three photographs on a white background. An adult female, an adult male, and a caterpillar are illustrated. General information about their distribution, their ecology and food plants is given. About the author: Diedrich Visser is a retired scientist who worked as an applied entomologist for nearly 40 years. He specialised in vegetable pests, and during his tenure at the ARC, wrote three books on the subject. Qualifications and Accolades: PhD in Entomology (UP); Specialist Researcher in Entomology (ARC). Downloads: All our outputs are free to download and use for non-commercial purposes. The high-resolution version can be downloaded below the file preview section. Use our outputs in publications by quoting the citation in the lower right-hand pane. Timeline: New MOSA Infopages are continuously being developed and added to the project. Our publication timeline is heavily driven by thorough fact-checking and review processes. Restricted copies will only be made available after relevant review processes are completed. Scope of work: We have multiple projects underway and in the pipeline (MOSA is one of seven). The current goal is to finish the "septology" of projects by mid- to end of 2028. We plan at least 150 outputs/project (a total of more than 1,000 single-page outputs). Sources: We only use our own photographs, all of which are copyrighted (c) Diedrich Visser. A large proportion of information that we use emanates from our own observations. Additional information is taken from the scientific literature (we do not use AI). Corrections: Mistakes or inaccuracies will be corrected as soon as they are detected. Zenodo allows for corrections to be made to already published records. Email us in this regard: put "Attention Diedrich Visser" in the subject line. Contact: Our contact email is indicated on all project outputs (Infopages and infosheets). Also contact us for comments, requests, or for updates on future publications. We appreciate constructive criticism; destructive comments will be ignored.
Author: Visser, Diedrich
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225458670