Colour, ultraviolet reflectivity and iridescent sale structure in Quercusia quercus (L., 1758) and Laeosopis roboris (Esper, 1793) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-187

  Jones, R W ^a   Tilley, R J D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAEOSOPIS; LAEOSOPIS ROBORIS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUSIA QUERCUS;

EID: 0032813124     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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