Prepona butterflies (Nymphalidae) and Hoplopyga beetles (Scarabaeidae) on the same food source during the Neotropical dry season- a case of commensalism?
Existe una asociación comensalista entre un lepidóptero, Prepona laertes (Hbn) (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) y una especie de coleóptero, Hoplopyga (= Gymnetis) liturata Olivier (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) en el Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica. El coleóptero perfora el tallo semileñoso de la enred...
Main Authors: | Hedström, Ingemar, Elmqvist, Thomas |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | eng |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
1984
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Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/24748 |
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