Researchers report a developmental model for reconstructing the complex and elaborate vein patterns seen in insect wings. The study of vein formation in insect wings has previously focused on primary ...

Anew developmental model recreates the vein patterns of insect wings, reported in PNAS on September 17. While previous studies have focused on analyzing primary veins that are largely shared across a ...

Are there any wing pattern differences between butterflies and moths? Sandra Schachat discusses her research on wing pattern and wing venation in the insect order Lepidoptera.

THE acquisition of wings is the most important factor upon which the unparalleled progressive evolution of insects depends. The development of liquid food feeding, though of great moment, plays only a ...