Biological and Morphological Study on Some of the Spring Webworm, Ocnogyna Loewii, in Some Southern Regions Around the of El-Bayda City - Libya
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This study was conducted in the Laboratory of the Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Bayda, Libya. The insect under study was identified as Ocnogyna loewii Zeller 1846, belonging to the Arctiinae family, Arctiidae order, and Lepidoptera. The immature stages (larval stages and the pupal stage) and the adult stage Both males and females, and this is described based on the morphological characters, the length of the body and the shape of the antennae, the color of the wings, and its layout, in addition to other characteristics. In addition to determining the development of growth stages included (Imm and immature).
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