Pieris rapae – a nectar feeding butterfly: Composition of the cuticle of the proboscis
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Experimental analysis of the liquid-feeding mechanism of the butterfly Pieris rapae.
The butterfly Pieirs rapae drinks liquid using a long proboscis. A high pressure gradient is induced in the proboscis when cibarial pump muscles contract. However, liquid feeding through the long proboscis poses a disadvantage of high flow resistance. Hence, butterflies may possess special features to compensate for this disadvantage and succeed in foraging. The main objective of this study is ...
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