Biology

Mouthparts of flower-visiting insects

H. Krenn, J. Plant, N. Szucsich

2005ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2004.10.002

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This review deals with the morphology and function of adult insect mouthparts modified to feed on nectar, pollen or petals, and finds that mouthpart specializations to petal-feeding are reported in flower-visiting insects.

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KRENN, H.; PLANT, J.; SZUCSICH, N. Mouthparts of flower-visiting insects. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT, 2005, 34: 1–40.