A gynandromorph of Eurema hecabe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from Japan

Entomological News

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-138

  Narita, S ^a   Nomura, M ^a   Kageyama, D ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eurema hecabe; Gynandromorph; Japan; Lepidoptera; Mt. Tsukuba; Pieridae; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

EUREMA HECABE; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 34347403223     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2007)118[134:AGOEHL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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