Mouthparts of Heliconius butterflies (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae): A search for anatomical adaptations to pollen-feeding behavior

International Journal of Insect Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-309

  Krenn, Harald W ^a   Penz, Carla M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Function in food uptake; Galea; Labial palpus; Morphology; Proboscis

Indexed keywords

POLLEN;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

HELICONIUS;

EID: 0032425398     PISSN: 00207322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7322(98)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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