Pruinescence/ˌpruːɪˈnɛsəns/,[1] or pruinosity, is a "frosted" or dusty-looking coating on top of a surface. It may also be called a pruina (plural: pruinae), from the Latin word for hoarfrost.[2][3] The adjectival form is pruinose/ˈpruːɪnoʊs,-z/.
A cicada displaying ventral pruinescence.Mature male common whitetail with pruinescence covering the abdomen.Pruina on plums.Characteristic pruina on cap of Clitocybe phyllophila.
^"pruinescence, n." Oxford English Dictionary, Third edition, September 2007; online version. Oxford University Press. September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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Pruinescence /ˌpruːɪˈnɛsəns/, or pruinosity, is a "frosted" or dusty-looking coating on top of a surface. It may also be called a pruina (plural: pruinae)...
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water's edge, and patrolling it to drive off other males. The white pruinescence on the abdomen, found only in mature males, is displayed to other males...
with black metallic markings. All marks are obscured by bluish-white pruinescence in adults. Abdomen is black on dorsum, marked with broad yellow spots...
family Coenagrionidae. It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east...
a tropical wisp. It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark end to their tail. It is endemic to north-eastern...
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sides. The brown color of the thorax will change to bluish-white due to pruinescence in adults. Its abdomen is pale yellowish brown at the sides in the young...
whitish or turn to a fleshy rose colour. It is covered with a white pruinescence. The ring is white and often leaves remnants on the cap margins. Gills:...
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medium-sized to large, black and bright yellow-orange damselfly, without pruinescence. Like other members of the family Megapodagrionidae, it rests with its...
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dull brown to black in colour with pale markings. Adults have a slight pruinescence This damselfly is named after F.C. Fraser, the English entomologist who...
20 to 25mm. They are dull in colour with a bluish thorax and may have pruinescence toward the end of the abdomen. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable...
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abdomen are covered with bluish pruinescence. In young adults, yellow markings are visible through the pruinescence. The rest of the abdomen is black...
dragonfly with black markings. Adult males develop an extensive blue pruinescence, while females will become slightly pruinescent. The species name boumiera...
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damselfly, black-green metallic in colour with pale markings, without pruinescence. Like other members of the family Megapodagrionidae, it rests with its...
setae yellow as well; Scutum is a reddish brown with notably dense gray pruinescence in the anterior region; the scutellum is light gray. C. rufescens has...
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young specimens, the cap is darker and can have a powdery appearance (pruinescence), though its surface is smooth. The stipe is a similar colour to the...
dusting of grey. The femora are reddish but covered with a grey dust (pruinescence) that sometimes appears shiny. The fore and hind femora are moderately...
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