An electron microscope look at wing scales in "greasy" Lepidoptera

An electron microscope look at wing scales in "greasy" Lepidoptera

The ultrastructural consequences of "wing grease" in dried Lepidoptera specimens are examined and described for two cases (Agathiphagidae: Agathiphaga vitiensis Dumbleton, 1952 and Hepialidae: Hepialus humuli). The ultrastructure of the wing scales and of the wing surface are heavily obscu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nota lepidopterologica 2001-01, Vol.24 (1-2), p.89-92
1. Verfasser: Simonsen, T J
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Sprache:eng
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Agathiphaga vitiensis
Agathiphagidae
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Zusammenfassung:The ultrastructural consequences of "wing grease" in dried Lepidoptera specimens are examined and described for two cases (Agathiphagidae: Agathiphaga vitiensis Dumbleton, 1952 and Hepialidae: Hepialus humuli). The ultrastructure of the wing scales and of the wing surface are heavily obscured.
ISSN:0342-7536