Artificial light at night reduces larval survival and constrains female body mass in a capital breeding moth

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 85; pp. 38 - 44
• Main Authors: Van de Schoot, Evert, Wesselingh, Renate A., Van Dyck, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: adults; applied ecology; Arctia caja; body weight; capital; Caterpillar; chronic exposure; Development; Diapause; diurnal activity; Erebidae; fecundity; females; larvae; larval development; Lepidoptera; Light pollution; longevity; mortality; moths; Phenotypic plasticity; pollution; pupae; Rearing experiment; species; Tiger moth; Tiger moth; Light pollution; Diapause; Lepidoptera; Development; Phenotypic plasticity; Rearing experiment; Caterpillar; Erebidae

Light pollution, caused by artificial light at night (ALAN), affects an ever-increasing area of the Earth and evidence is piling up on its negative effects on organisms, including insects. Besides direct sensory and physiological effects on adult behaviour, ALAN may also affect larval growth and dev...