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Mimicry by illusion in a sexually dimorphic, day-flying moth, Dysschema jansonis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Pericopinae)

  • Aiello A
  • Brown K
The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera (1988) 26(1-4) 173-176
DOI: 10.5962/p.266712
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Abstract

Sexual dimorphism and development in Dysschema jansonis (Butler, 1870) are discussed, and wing patterns of females and males are compared with those oftheir models, female Parides spp. (Papilionidae) and transparent-winged ithomiine nymphalids, respectively. Two questions are addressed: Why does D. jansonis not display more accurate mimicry? How does D. jansonis create the illusion of mimicry?

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Aiello, A., & Brown, K. S. (1988). Mimicry by illusion in a sexually dimorphic, day-flying moth, Dysschema jansonis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Pericopinae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26(1–4), 173–176. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.266712

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