Taxonomic and behavioral studies of a new dancing Beltheca Busck (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Costa Rica

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-260

  Kawahara, Akito Y ^a   Adamski, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anacampsinae; Behavior; Beltheca; Commatica; Courtship dance; Microlepidoptera; Morphology; Predator avoidance; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GELECHIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROLEPIDOPTERA; TILODON;

EID: 33645707139     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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