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The Collapsible Light Trap: a portable Pennsylvania Light Trap for collecting aquatic insects
- Source :
- Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Vol 96, Iss 3 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract A Collapsible Light Trap (CLT) for collecting insects, particularly aquatic insects, is described here. CLT is a modified Pennsylvania Light Trap with the advantage of being collapsible and lightweight to be carried in a small backpack and very easy to set up in the field. CLT is equipped with LED light strip wrapped around a PVC tube and can be connected to a regular 12 V / 7 Ah battery, running for more than 48 uninterrupted hours. Complete CLT weighs 0.8-1.0 kg, depending on the metal used, and the battery weighs around 2 kg, being easily transportable to more remote collecting areas. Over the years, CLTs have been used for collecting and describing the diversity of aquatic insects from Brazil, particularly caddisflies. Depending on the locality, only one trap for one night can collect over a thousand insect specimens and more than 200 individuals of caddisflies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16782690 and 00013765
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.27be609f30f84adab378e988350e335b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202420230784