Life History Comparisons of Ground- and Canopy-Nesting populations of Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae): Evidence for Two Species?

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Floater, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; CASUARINA; CHALCIDOIDEA; DERMESTIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; OCHROGASTER; OCHROGASTER LUNIFER; PYRRHOCORIDAE; TACHINIDAE; THAUMETOPOEIDAE;

EID: 0000383306     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01395.x     Document Type: Article

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