The Lepidoptera: Form, Function, and Diversity, Edizione 14207Oxford University Press, 1992 - 404 pagine The Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are one of the largest groups of insects with over 150,000 known species. This is the first single-volume reference work on the biology and systematics of these fascinating creatures. Part I reviews the main body parts with discussion of their function and importance in the life of the organisms. Other chapters cover feeding, flight, migration, hearing, defense, sound production, and many other aspects of lepidopteran life. The environmental significance of Lepidoptera, summarized in Part II, is discussed in terms of larvae and caterpillars as herbivores and prey for birds, mammals, and other insects. Part III is a global overview describing biology, classification, and evolutionary relationships within and between lepidopteran groups. This book will be an indispensable resource for naturalists, professional entomologists, and conservationists for years to come. |
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feeding and sensation | 4 |
Ocelli | 31 |
Organ of vom Rath | 37 |
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abdominal segments Adult Fig anal antennae Arctiidae arranged base bears Biology biordinal bipectinate body butterflies caterpillars cell chaetosemata are absent classification cocoon colour Common crochets Davis in Stehr developed distal Ditrysia dorsal epiphysis is present Eriocraniidae External ocelli female genitalia foodplants forewing forewing-metathoracic frenulum function fused galeae genera genus Geometridae glands head Hepialidae Heppner hindwing Holloway Immature stages insects instars Kristensen & Nielsen Kyrki labial palpi larvae Lepidoptera lobes Lycaenidae M₂ male genitalia mandibles maxillary palpi membrane mesoseries metathorax Micropterigidae Minet monophyletic monophyly moths Munroe Nepticulidae Noctuidae Notodontidae Nymphalidae ocelli ovipositor pair Papilionidae pheromones Phylogenetic relationships plants posterior predators primitive proboscis prolegs pupa Pupation occurs Pyralidae reduced retinaculum scales scent sclerite Scoble secondary setae sensilla sometimes species Sphingidae spines stages The egg sternum stridulation structure subfamily superfamily tergum thorax tibial spur formula tympanal organs tympanum typically uniordinal usually valvae Vein Cup ventral Yponomeutoidea