Kremaster

This article describes the rear end of the butterfly pupa, for the muscle of the same name, see Musculus cremaster .

Pupa of the pigeon tail ; On the right the tapering cremaster can be seen, which in this species consists of two very closely spaced spines.

Cremaster the doll Great Grasbüscheleule ( Apamea monoglypha ) with two spines

As cremaster ( m. , From ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ cremaster , "the Aufhängende") is the solid to the top rear end of the doll with butterflies designated. It has barbed bristles with which the doll is anchored in the web or in the ground. Depending on the species and family, the cremaster can be designed differently and, for example, have a double point, as occurs in the owl butterflies .

literature

• Malcolm J. Scoble: The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1995, ISBN 0-19-854952-0 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reference in Pape , Concise Dictionary of the Greek Language; online at Zeno.org : κρεμαστήρ