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Definition of Pseudaletia
1. Noun. Moths whose larvae are armyworms.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Noctuidae, Noctuidae
Member holonyms: Armyworm, Pseudaletia Unipuncta, Army Worm, Armyworm, Pseudaletia Unipuncta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pseudaletia
Literary usage of Pseudaletia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"... pseudaletia unipuncta, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Sitophilus oryzae, Spodoptera
eridania, S. frugiperda and Tineola ..."
2. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Discussion focuses on three of the most common species: rice ear-cutting caterpillar
Mythimna (= pseudaletia = Leucania ..."
3. Conservation Tillage by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"... were the most abundant of twelve species of parasitoids that emerged from
field-collected larvae of the armyworm, pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth). ..."