Oviposition deterrency in pineapple borer females, Thecla basilides (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-106

  Rhainds, Marc ^a   Gries, Gerhard ^a   Morales, Juan Luis ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Research Department   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Oviposition behaviour; Pineapple borer; Thecla basilides

Indexed keywords

THECLA BASILIDES;

EID: 0030042275     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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