Invertebrate immunology

one of the two main immunity strategies found in vertebrates

class of proteins that play a key role in the innate immune system

thumb|The cytoskeleton of a [[Limulus (horseshoe crab) amebocyte]]

Hemolin is an immunoglobulin-like protein exclusively found in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). It was first discovered in immune-challenged pupae of Hyalophora cecropia and Manduca sexta.