androconium

American  

[an-druh-koh-nee-uhm] / ˌæn drəˈkoʊ ni əm /

noun

• androconia
  plural

1. a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• androconia
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of androconium

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to andro- andro- + -conium < Greek kónion, neuter of kónios dusty ( kóni ( s ) dust + -os adj. suffix)

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androconia

It is often helpful also to brush the hairs or tufts where the androconia are attached, using a small, dry camel's hair brush for the purpose.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Clarence M. Weed

Costal fold: in the males of some Hesperidae, a membranous flap that may be opened to expose the androconia.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Plumules: specialized scales of the androconia of male Lepidoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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