Lepidoptera Larval Morphology Symposium at ESA 2008

Lepidoptera Larval Morphology Symposium at ESA 2008

LepTree is sponsoring a symposium entitled “Lepidopteran Larvae: Biology and Morphology” at the Entomological Society of America Meetings in Reno November 19 from 1-3:30 pm. Organized by John Brown, Don Davis and Susan Weller, this symposium will highlight current larval research from several lab groups in a series of four 20-25 minute talks. After the talks we will present an introduction to LepTree.net, and we will have computers available for hands-on demonstrations and guided exploration of the website. At this time LepTree developers will be able to talk with individuals and lab groups about contributing content to the growing LepTree.net resource. There will be a signup to encourage and facilitate those interested in adding species and higher level taxon descriptions, glossary entries, and character sets to the databank. Although the workshop officially ends at 3:30, the room and computers will be available until 5:00pm so those who would like to are welcome to stay on and navigate LepTree.net with us.

Symposium Schedule
1:00 PM Introductory Remarks.
1:05 PM Don Davis Morphology and biology of larval Micropterigidae and leaf-mining Lepidoptera.
1:50 PM J Brown and TM Gilligan An overview of larval morphology of "advanced" microlepidoptera...but mostly Tortricidae.
2:20 PM MA Solis Snout moth caterpillars (Lepidoptera:Pyraloidea) eat wax, feces, or just plain plants - Yikes!: What do they look like?
2:40 PM F. Vegliante The glands of lepidopteran larvae.
3:10 PM Discussion.
3:20 PM Concluding Remarks.