Comparative study of sound production and regurgitation in larvae from the superfamily Bombycoidea, including data from the current study and examples from the literature
| Family, Species . | Host plant . | Sound production? . | Mechanism . | Regurgitation? . | Reference(s) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombycidae | |||||
| Bombyx mori Linnaeus | Morus rubra | No | — | No | — |
| Saturniidae | |||||
| Actias luna Linnaeus | Betula papyrifera | Yes | Mandibles | Yes | — |
| Automeris io Fabricius | Betula papyrifera | No | — | No | — |
| Callosamia promethea Drury | Betula papyrifera | No | — | Yes | — |
| Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius | Acer saccharum | No | — | Yes | — |
| Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus | Betula papyrifera | No | — | Yes | — |
| Rhodia fugaxButler1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Packard, 1904; Dumortier, 1963) |
| Sphingidae | |||||
| Acherontia atroposLinnaeus1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Mead, 1869; Pearce, 1886) |
| Amorpha juglandisSmith1 | — | Yes | — | ? | (Sanborn, 1868; Wagner, 2005) |
| Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus | Euphorbia sp. | No | — | Yes | — |
| Manduca sexta Linnaeus | Solanum lycopersicum | Yes | Mandibles | Yes | — |
| Mimas tiliae Linnaeus | Alnus sp. | No | - | Yes | — |
| Pachysphinx modesta Harris | Populus tremuloides | No | — | Yes | — |
| Smerinthus excœcatusSmith1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Sanborn, 1868) |
| Smerinthus dissimilisBremer1 | — | Yes | — | ? | (Federley, 1905) |
| Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby | Populus tremuloides | No | — | Yes | — |
| Smerinthus jamaicensisDrury2 | Populus tremuloides | Yes (Sanborn, 1868) | — | Yes (this study) | (Sanborn, 1868) |
| No (this study) | — | ||||
| Sphecodina abbottiiSwainson1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Dumortier, 1963; Wagner, 2005) |
| Family, Species . | Host plant . | Sound production? . | Mechanism . | Regurgitation? . | Reference(s) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombycidae | |||||
| Bombyx mori Linnaeus | Morus rubra | No | — | No | — |
| Saturniidae | |||||
| Actias luna Linnaeus | Betula papyrifera | Yes | Mandibles | Yes | — |
| Automeris io Fabricius | Betula papyrifera | No | — | No | — |
| Callosamia promethea Drury | Betula papyrifera | No | — | Yes | — |
| Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius | Acer saccharum | No | — | Yes | — |
| Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus | Betula papyrifera | No | — | Yes | — |
| Rhodia fugaxButler1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Packard, 1904; Dumortier, 1963) |
| Sphingidae | |||||
| Acherontia atroposLinnaeus1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Mead, 1869; Pearce, 1886) |
| Amorpha juglandisSmith1 | — | Yes | — | ? | (Sanborn, 1868; Wagner, 2005) |
| Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus | Euphorbia sp. | No | — | Yes | — |
| Manduca sexta Linnaeus | Solanum lycopersicum | Yes | Mandibles | Yes | — |
| Mimas tiliae Linnaeus | Alnus sp. | No | - | Yes | — |
| Pachysphinx modesta Harris | Populus tremuloides | No | — | Yes | — |
| Smerinthus excœcatusSmith1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Sanborn, 1868) |
| Smerinthus dissimilisBremer1 | — | Yes | — | ? | (Federley, 1905) |
| Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby | Populus tremuloides | No | — | Yes | — |
| Smerinthus jamaicensisDrury2 | Populus tremuloides | Yes (Sanborn, 1868) | — | Yes (this study) | (Sanborn, 1868) |
| No (this study) | — | ||||
| Sphecodina abbottiiSwainson1 | — | Yes | Mandibles | ? | (Dumortier, 1963; Wagner, 2005) |