Entomology

Entomology

The study of insects.

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labrum

Biology; Entomology

Sometimes called the upper lip, labrum is the anterior structure below the clypeus covering some of the mouthparts.

opisthognathous

Biology; Entomology

Having receding mouthparts, or with mouthparts that slope or face backward.

sequestering

Biology; Entomology

The process of insects accumulating poisonous compounds from the food they eat in order to become poisonous themselves for their predators. Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration refers to the ...

scale

Biology; Entomology

Shingle-like covering on the membrane of the wing that gives butterflies and moths their colorful patterns.

The specimen of an insect or other animal which is designated in an official publication when the organism is first named, as representing what is meant by the new name. The holotype specimen may or ...