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Osmeterium

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Het osmaterium (van het Griekse osmè, stank) is een defensief orgaan dat wordt aangetroffen bij de larven van soorten uit het vlinderfamilie der pages (Papilionidae).	The osmaterium (from the Greek ὀσμή, ὀσμητός, odor) is a defensive body is found in the larvae of butterfly species from the family of the Swallowtail caterpillars (Papilionidae).

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Berenbaum MR 1990 The role of the osmeterial gland in swallowtailt larvae (Papilionidae) in defense against avian predator. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 44(4), 245-251.

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