Larva and pupa of Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) and affirmation of its taxonomic placement in Bagisarinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

ZooKeys

Volumn 39, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 5, 2010, Pages 107-116

  Wagner, David L ^a   Binns, Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acontiinae; Amyna axis; Anomis; Bagisarinae; Frass flicking; Larval melanism; Larval polyphenism; Thrashing behavior

Indexed keywords

ACONTIINAE; AMYNA; ANOMIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SCOLIOPTERYGINAE;

EID: 77951050248     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.39.435     Document Type: Article

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