Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Butterflies Glossary
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| Patrolling |
Male butterlfy locating behaviour in which he almost constantly flies in search of females. |
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| Perching |
Male butterfly behaviour where he waits at a site, darting out on passing individuals or flying objects to seek females and generally returning to the same spot. |
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| Pheromone |
A scent used to attract or repel. It is a chemical (not a poison) that stimulates a behavioural respose in another individual. |
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| Postbasal |
On the wing, just beyond it's base. |
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| Posterior |
Towards the rear. |
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| Postmedian |
On the wing, just past the middle. |
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| Postnatal seta |
Any of the hairs present on second-stage and older butterfly and moth larvae that are absent on first-stage larvae. |
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| Primary seta |
Any of the hairs (setae) present on nearly all butterflies and moth first-stage larvae. |
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| Proboscus |
The feeding tube of the adult butterfly. |
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| Prothorax |
The first (front) segment of the thorax. |
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| Pupa |
The mumy-like stage between larva and adult in most insects in which the structure is reorganised. |
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| Pupate |
To advance from the larval stage to the pupal stage. |