Polymorphism in hawkmoth caterpillars : an ecological and biochemical study of crypsis in Smerinthus ocellata (L.) and Laothoe populi (L.)
Extensive field surveys in Lancashire and Merseyside have shown that for both Smerinthus ocellata (the eyed hawkmoth) and Laothoe populi (the poplar hawkmoth) there is a correlation between larval and foodplant coloration. For L. populi, experiments have shown that foodplant determines the colour of...
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University of Central Lancashire
1986
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373422 |