Chemical Defence of Emperor Moths and Tussock Moths (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Lymantriidae)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 225-251

  Deml, Reinhold ^a   Dettner, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Caterpillars; Defensive glands; Exocrine secretion; Glandular hairs; Hemolymph compounds; Notodontidae; Secondary compounds

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIIDAE; NOTODONTIDAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA; SATURNIIDAE;

EID: 0002132658     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/21/1997/225     Document Type: Article

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