Fossil Lepidopterous Leaf Mines Demonstrate the Age of Some Insect-Plant Relationships
P. Opler
Mar 30, 1973
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Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: Fossil Lepidopterous leaf mines show that some insect-plant associations have persisted from the Miocene to the present.
Abstract
The discovery of impressions of 11 kinds of lepidopterous leaf mines, together with a reevaluation of previous reports, contributes significantly to the fossil record for that insect order. It is also concluded that some specific insect-plant associations have persisted from the Miocene to the present.
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