Meaning of pretornal | Babel Free

Definitions

Close to the margin of an insect’s wing towards the posterior angle; near the tornus.

not-comparable

Examples

“Upper and under sides similar to those in ♂; the differs in the black markings which are broader, the red ocelli on the hind wing that are considerably larger, and in the obliquely placed pretornal short bar that is always centred with red.”

“In the male, the forewing is lighter and without the greyish clouding; the pretornal mark is reduced to a few fuscous scales or is sometimes completely absent.”

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