Difference between revisions of "Beetle elytra"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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The hard exoskeleton composed of [[chitin]] that covers the wings of a beetle (''Coleopter''). Elytra provide protection from heat, wind, and moisture evaporation allowing beetles to live in adverse conditions, such as a desert environment. Beetles typically have two wings folded under a pair of elytra that meet in the center of the back and usually extend to the tip of the abdomen. Beetle elytra are often have bright jewel-tone colors. Many also have an iridescence due to the interference of light between the multiple layers of chitin. | The hard exoskeleton composed of [[chitin]] that covers the wings of a beetle (''Coleopter''). Elytra provide protection from heat, wind, and moisture evaporation allowing beetles to live in adverse conditions, such as a desert environment. Beetles typically have two wings folded under a pair of elytra that meet in the center of the back and usually extend to the tip of the abdomen. Beetle elytra are often have bright jewel-tone colors. Many also have an iridescence due to the interference of light between the multiple layers of chitin. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
beetle wing; elytron (singular) | beetle wing; elytron (singular) | ||
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== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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File:5313055_cereal.leaf.beetle_elytra.jpg|Elytra | File:5313055_cereal.leaf.beetle_elytra.jpg|Elytra | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
| + | * Victoria Rivers, 'Beetles in Textiles" BugBios, Issue 2, February 1994 [https://legacy-insects.orkin.com/ced/issue-2/beetles-in-textiles/ LINK] | ||
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', https://www.britannica.com/topic/Britannica-Online Comment: Dermestid beetle. Retrieved May 29, 2003,. |
* Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 | * Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 2 May 2022
Description
The hard exoskeleton composed of Chitin that covers the wings of a beetle (Coleopter). Elytra provide protection from heat, wind, and moisture evaporation allowing beetles to live in adverse conditions, such as a desert environment. Beetles typically have two wings folded under a pair of elytra that meet in the center of the back and usually extend to the tip of the abdomen. Beetle elytra are often have bright jewel-tone colors. Many also have an iridescence due to the interference of light between the multiple layers of chitin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
beetle wing; elytron (singular)
Additional Images
Elytra
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Victoria Rivers, 'Beetles in Textiles" BugBios, Issue 2, February 1994 LINK
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Britannica-Online Comment: Dermestid beetle. Retrieved May 29, 2003,.
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986