The Plastic Larval Body Color of the Pale Grass Blue Butterfly Zizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Response to the Host Plant Color: The Maternal Effect on Crypsis

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The larvae of many butterflies and moths show various body colors within a species. We studied the possible effect of the host plant color on the plastic larval body color of the lycaenid butterfly Zizeeria maha, which shows various larval body colors ranging from green to red, even...

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Autores principales: Yoshida, Ai, Yabu, Shintaro, Otaki, Joji M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9966816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36835771
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects14020202

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9966816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36835771
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects14020202

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