Intraspecific variation in the placement of campaniform sensilla on the wings of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta.

ABSTRACT: Flight control requires active sensory feedback, and insects have many sensors that help them estimate their current locomotor state, including campaniform sensilla, which are mechanoreceptors that sense strain resulting from deformation of the cuticle. Campaniform sensilla on the wing detect bending and torsional forces encountered during flight, providing input to the flight feedback control system. During flight, wings experience complex spatio-temporal strain patterns. Because campaniform sensilla detect only local strain, their placement on the wing is presumably critical for determining the overall representation of wing deformation; however, how these sensilla are distributed across wings is largely unknown. Here, we test the hypothesis that campaniform sensilla are found in stereot

SUBMITTER: Stanchak KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326992 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature