Proboscis assembly in butterflies (Lepidoptera) - A once in a lifetime sequence of events

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-501

  Krenn, Harald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Eclosion; Galeae interlocking; Linking structures; Mouthparts; Nymphalidae; Proboscis

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0010053680     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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