Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Butterflies Glossary
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| Marginal |
Along the outer edge of the wing. |
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| Mating Tube |
The channel in the male or female, through which the spermatophore passes to the bursa copulatrix. |
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| Median |
On the middle of the wing. |
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| Mesothorax |
The mesothorax is the second (middle) segment of the thorax. |
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| Middorsal |
Along the midline of the back, or top of the body. |
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| Midventral |
Along the midline of the bottom of the body. |
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| Migration |
The movement of adults to feed or breed at a location many miles from their place of their birth. |
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| Mimicry |
A process in which one species has come to resemble a second, poisonous species, resulting in a lessened liklihood of the mimic being attacked by predators. |