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The adult moth has a wingspan up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in). The male has translucent wings, and the female is drab brown and gray, with yellow scales on her legs. The day-flying female is said to mimic a bee , complete with pollen sacs, and the male mimics a wasp .
Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico , Panama , Ecuador , Colombia , Venezuela , the Guianas , Brazil and Argentina . [ 2 ]
Apodidae Paclt, 1947 [1] The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea ; [ 2 ] the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs . [ 3 ]
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Marine gastropods mating. The reproductive system of marine gastropods such as those from class Opisthobranchia and order Archaeogastropoda from the class Prosobranchia, is a continuous cycle of alternating male and female reproductive role prevalence.
Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 23 November 2005. A study of the evolution and habits of invertebrates , it was the fifth of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth .
Riccardoella limacum or the white snail mite is a member of the Acari (mite) [1] family which is parasitic primarily on snails. Slug mites are very small (less than 0.5 mm in length), white, and can be seen to move very rapidly over the surface of their host, particularly under the shell rim and near the pulmonary aperture .
The main aspects of the life cycle of gastropods include: Egg laying and the eggs of gastropods; The embryonic development of gastropods; The larvae or larval stadium: some gastropods may be trochophore and/or veliger; Estivation and hibernation (each of these are present in some gastropods only) The growth of gastropods