Scale structure and development of lepidopteran insects and their eyespot format ion.
Author of the article: ZHONG Min,SHEN Zuo-Rui
Author's Workplace:(Department of Entomology, China Agric ultural University, Beijing 100094, China)
Key Words:scale; scale precursor cell; scalebuilding cell; co ver scale; basal scale or ground scale; reliefpattern; fluorescence; eyespot; color pattern
Abstract:The literature on lepidopteran wing scales is reviewed f ocusing on morphology and developmental biology. The present state of knowledge on the structure and development of scales, deposition of pigment and genetic de termination of the eyespot pattern i