Moths (definition)

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Definition: Insects of the suborder Heterocera of the order LEPIDOPTERA.

/microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; don't forget BOMBYX exists; TN 111 for eff of insecticides
Examples Bombyx; Manduca; Spodoptera

Other names Silkworms, Giant; Silkmoths, Giant; Giant Silkworms; Giant Silkmoths; Antheraea; Silkworm, Giant; Silkmoth, Giant; Moth; Giant Silkworm; Giant Silkmoth; Antheraeas

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
gallerimycin	0	*Defensins Moths.	Biol Chem. 2006 May;387(5):549-57
flucofuron	0	*Phenylurea Compounds Moths.	J Immunol Methods 1996 Sep 27;196(2):163-73
sulcofuron	0	*Benzenesulfonates Moths.	J Immunol Methods 1996 Sep 27;196(2):163-73
hydroxydanaidal	34199-35-4	*Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Moths.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991;88(20):9224
adipokinetic hormone	0	Insect Hormones Oligopeptides Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Moths Neuropeptides.	Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem 1984;365(12):1451
eclosion hormone	86836-08-0 Eclosion hormone	*Insect Hormones Moths.	Symp Soc Exp Biol 1983;37:223

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