FIGURE 12 in A checklist of the satyrine genus Erebia (Lepidoptera) (1758–2006)
FIGURE 12: Spiders are highly successful predators of Erebia and other insects. Different species of crab spiders (Thomisidae) mimic different flowers regularly visited by insects, and catch them when they land on the flower to feed. Here, a female Erebia rossii was caught by a female Misumena vatia...
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| Summary: | FIGURE 12: Spiders are highly successful predators of Erebia and other insects. Different species of crab spiders (Thomisidae) mimic different flowers regularly visited by insects, and catch them when they land on the flower to feed. Here, a female Erebia rossii was caught by a female Misumena vatia, on Canada's Dempster Highway, north of the arctic circle (photo: John Tennent) Published as part of Tennent, John, 2008, A checklist of the satyrine genus Erebia (Lepidoptera) (1758–2006), pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 1900 (1) on page 101, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.1900.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5135004 |
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