Difference between revisions of "androconia"
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| − | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Specialized scales associated with aphrodisiac pheromone glands, on the wings of male butterflies; comparable scales may occur on legs or abdomen | + | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Specialized scales associated with [[aphrodisiac pheromone]] glands, on the wings of male butterflies; comparable scales may occur on legs or [[abdomen]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
androconia (noun, plural; Greek aner, male; konia, dust): (Arthropoda: Insecta) Specialized scales associated with aphrodisiac pheromone glands, on the wings of male butterflies; comparable scales may occur on legs or abdomenSee also: scent scales.
