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External parasitisation and blood‐feeding by the lepidopterous larva Epipyrops anomala Westwood
Author(s) -
Marshall A. T.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1970.tb00837.x
Subject(s) - anomala , larva , zoology , biology , anatomy , ecology
S ynopsis The life habits of Epipyrops anomala are described with particular reference to cocoon formation and the manner in which the larva lives as an external parasite of Fulgora candelaria. A description of feeding and of the structure of the alimentary canal is also given.