A caterpillar that eats tortoise shells

American Entomologist

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-248

  Deyrup, M ^a   Deyrup, N D ^a   Eisner, M ^b   Eisner, T ^b  

^a ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 63849103899     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/51.4.245     Document Type: Article

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