The Plastic Larval Body Color of the Pale Grass Blue Butterfly <i>Zizeeria maha</i> (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Response to the Host Plant Color: The Maternal Effect on Crypsis
Many lepidopteran larvae show body color polyphenism, and their colors may be cryptic on the host plant leaves. To elucidate the effect of the host plant color on the plastic larval body color, we focused on the lycaenid butterfly <i>Zizeeria maha</i>, which shows various larval body col...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/202 |