Tuft scales and egg protection in Ochrogoster lunifer Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-39

  Floater, Graham J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg mass; Processionary caterpillar; Protection; Tuft scales

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA CONCURRENS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; OCHROGASTER; OCHROGASTER LUNIFER; THAUMETOPOEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0004247957     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01540.x     Document Type: Article

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