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A New Look at Adaptive Body Coloration and Color Change in "Common Green Lacewings” of the Genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Duelli, Peter ; Johnson, James B. ; Waldburger, Mario ; Henry, Charles S.

In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2014, vol. 107, no. 2, p. 382-388

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    Title
    • A New Look at Adaptive Body Coloration and Color Change in "Common Green Lacewings” of the Genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
    Author
    • Duelli, Peter. Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
    • Johnson, James B.. Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 2339, Moscow, ID 83844.
    • Waldburger, Mario. Agroscope Institute for Sustainability Sciences ISS, Reckenholzstrasse 191, CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland.
    • Henry, Charles S.. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Unit 3043, 75 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269.
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2014, vol. 107, no. 2, p. 382-388. Oxford University Press
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:290477
    Summary
    Green lacewings in the genus Chrysoperla are not always green. They can be yellow (autosomal recessive mutant); change from whitish-yellow to green as young adults; or temporarily turn yellowish, reddish, or brown during diapause. New findings on a yellow mutant in a natural population in southern California and on species-specific diapause coloration are presented, old findings are reviewed, and the adaptive value of color variability and color change in the genus is discussed