Sexual dimorphism and light/dark adaptation in the compound eyes of male and female Acentria ephemerella (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)

In the highly sexual-dimorphic nocturnal moth, Acentria ephemerella Denis & Schiffermüller 1775, the aquatic and wingless female possesses a refracting superposition eye, whose gross structural organization agrees with that of the fully-winged male. The possession of an extensive corneal nipple...

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Main Authors: Ting Fan (Stanley) LAU, Elisabeth Maria GROSS, Victor Benno MEYER-ROCHOW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2007-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200703-0014_Sexual_dimorphism_and_light_dark_adaptation_in_the_compound_eyes_of_male_and_female_Acentria_ephemerella_Lepid.php