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Page 151
... melanic individuals . A glance at the dates of the original descriptions of melanic forms in the Catocala ( table 7.2 ) will also substantiate their recent appearance in numbers sufficient to be noticed by collectors . Melanism in moths ...
... melanic individuals . A glance at the dates of the original descriptions of melanic forms in the Catocala ( table 7.2 ) will also substantiate their recent appearance in numbers sufficient to be noticed by collectors . Melanism in moths ...
Page 153
... melanic forms have increased in relative abundance in recent times , particularly in industrial areas ( Kettlewell , 1958b ) ; and ( 4 ) melanic individuals are at a selective advantage in indus- trial areas and at a selective ...
... melanic forms have increased in relative abundance in recent times , particularly in industrial areas ( Kettlewell , 1958b ) ; and ( 4 ) melanic individuals are at a selective advantage in indus- trial areas and at a selective ...
Page 156
... melanic individuals in a melanic polymorphism . I would suggest that the term melanism be restricted to cases where a clear - cut polymorphism is involved , and that some other phrase , perhaps " progressive darkening , " be used to ...
... melanic individuals in a melanic polymorphism . I would suggest that the term melanism be restricted to cases where a clear - cut polymorphism is involved , and that some other phrase , perhaps " progressive darkening , " be used to ...
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abundance amatrix amica andromedae antinympha apex apostatic selection August bait basal dash beak-damage behavior birds blackish shadings blandula briseis cara Carya Catocala Catocala species cerogama coccinata collectors concumbens connubialis costa crataegi crypsis cryptic dejecta Description Entomol epione female flebilis Florida and west forewing Franklin Franklin Co gracilis gray Grote grynea habilis head-down on tree Hessel Hickories Carya hindwing holotype HW black HW yellow-orange ilia individuals inner black band inner margin July lacrymosa Larval foodplants Lepidoptera Lepidopterist Leverett light-trap males Massachusetts mating melanic melanic form micronympha Moth rests head-down neogama noctuid North Carolina Nova Scotia outer margin palaeogama pheromone phrynia pm line PMNH predators Range rare Reared relicta reniform retecta Robinson trap searching image Season Similar species sordida Southern Canada Ontario Southern New England specimens st lines Status Strecker T. D. Sargent TDS tree trunks ulalume ultronia Underside UNDERWING Plate unijuga usually West Hatfield west throughout area whitish