...H. Frederik Nijhout; Laura W. Grunert Partial ablations were done in situ on the imaginai disks of the hindwing in larvae of Precis coenia at ages between 2 and 9 days prior to pupation. While there was no regeneration of the wing lamina, the cut edge developed normal marginal scales and a marginal...

...H. F. Nijhout ABSTRACT Cautery of the dorsal hind wing in the butterfly, Precis coenia , induces the formation of a concentric colour pattern around the site of injury. The induced pattern is identical in pigmentation to the eyespots that normally develop on this wing surface. This response...