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An imperfect imago? Post-mating loss of iridescent scales in Cheimas butterflies may change female from attractive to cryptic (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Tomasz W. PyrczNature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland;Entomology Department, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, PolandView further author information
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Rafał GarlaczNature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, PolandView further author information
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Krisztián KertészInstitute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, HungaryView further author information
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László Péter BiróInstitute of Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, HungaryView further author information
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Zsolt BálintDepartment of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, HungaryCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1333-1350 | Received 12 Apr 2017, Accepted 02 Apr 2018, Published online: 30 Apr 2018

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