Artificial light at night inhibits mating in a Geometrid moth

• Published in: Insect conservation and diversity Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 282 - 287
• Main Authors: van Geffen, Koert G., van Eck, Emiel, de Boer, Rens A., van Grunsven, Roy H.A., Salis, Lucia, Berendse, Frank, Veenendaal, Elmar M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St Albans Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: bats; british moths; Butterflies & moths; females; funnel traps; Geometridae; Lepidoptera; lepidoptera-noctuidae; Light pollution; Lighting; males; moths; Operophtera brumata; pheromones; pollution; Quercus; red light; reproduction; reproductive behavior; sex pheromone; spermatophore; spermatophores; spermatozoa; wavelengths; winter moth; world

Levels of artificial night lighting are increasing rapidly worldwide, subjecting nocturnal organisms to a major change in their environment. Many moth species are strongly attracted to sources of artificial night lighting, with potentially severe, yet poorly studied, consequences for development, re...