Wing decoupling in hovering flight of swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).

Autores/as

  • D. L. Grodnitsky
  • R. Dudley
  • L. Gilbert

Palabras clave:

behavior, Eriocraniidae, flight, Heliconiinae, Heliconius, Hepialidae, Hesperiidae, Ithomiinae, Lycaenidae, Malvaceae, Mechanitis, Melitaeinae, Micropterigidae, morphology, Musaceae, Nymphalidae, Papilio, Papilionidae, Papilioninae, Parides, Pieridae, Riodinidae, Verbenaceae

Resumen

Wing uncoupling during hovering flight is described in Papilionidae, with Parides neophilus (Geyer), from Trinidad, as a particular example. Energy expenditures and predation dangers for hovering butterflies are also discussed.

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Publicado

1994-11-01

Número

Nov. 1994, Volume 5, Number 2

Sección

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