@article {1455,
	title = {Stay Out (Almost) All Night: Contrasting Responses in Flight Activity Among Tropical Moth Assemblages},
	journal = {Neotropical Entomology},
	year = {2015},
	month = {02/2015},
	pages = {7 pages},
	abstract = {<p>Variations in diel activity among hyperdiverse tropical communities of\&nbsp;moths, despite representing a key component of niche partitioning between\&nbsp;species, have barely been studied so far. Using light trapping from\&nbsp;dawn to sunset over a 1-year period in French Guiana, we investigated\&nbsp;these variations within and between two families of moths (Sphingidae\&nbsp;and Saturniidae). Our results revealed contrasting patterns in flight activity\&nbsp;at night between Sphingidae and Saturniidae. Sphingidae reached their\&nbsp;peak in species richness and abundance between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.,\&nbsp;followed by a decrease around 11:00 p.m. to midnight, whereas\&nbsp;Saturniidae were continuously present throughout the night, with a peak\&nbsp;around midnight. In addition, we found changes in diel activity among\&nbsp;some of the most common genera in each family, highlighting distinct\&nbsp;behavioral, physiological, and functional traits among taxa. Given differences\&nbsp;in flight activity at different taxonomic levels, it is strongly recommended\&nbsp;to monitor by light trapping throughout the night to effectively\&nbsp;sample saturniid and sphingid assemblages, even though the activity of\&nbsp;Sphingidae sharply declines after midnight. These results improve the\&nbsp;general natural history information of tropical moths and reinforce the\&nbsp;need of further research on the ecological and taxonomic consequences\&nbsp;of differences in diel activity.</p>
},
	keywords = {Behavior, diel activity, light trap, monitoring, moth, tropical forest},
	doi = {10.1007/s13744-014-0264-3},
	author = {LAMARRE, G. and Mendoza, I. and Rougerie, R. and Deca{\"e}ns, T. and H{\'e}rault, B. and BENELUZ, F.}
}
