Effects of Larval Host Plant and Sex on the Propensity to Enter Diapause in the Comma Butterfly

Oikos ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Wedell ◽  
Sören Nylin ◽  
Niklas Janz ◽  
Soren Nylin
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Comma Butterfly

The rediscovery of the Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor Esper, 1799) in Bosnia & Herzegovina after 50 years of absence

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Toni Koren ◽  
Matea Martinović
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Recent Observation ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Red List ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Current Conservation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Larval Host

The caterpillars of the Southern Swallowtail, Papilio alexanor have been recorded in the vicinity of Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina. This is the first recent observation of this species in the country and the third observation so far. Opopanax chironium is confirmed as the larval host plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was expected due to the recent observations from Croatia. Its status and distribution in the country are still not clear, and further surveys are recommended in order to reconfirm the historical records as well as to assess its current conservation status. Due to the limited extent of its occurrence, we propose to include it in the Red list of fauna of Bosnia & Herzegovina as Vulnerable (VU).

scholarly journals Grape variety affects larval performance and also female reproductive performance of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Moreau ◽  
B. Benrey ◽  
D. Thiéry
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Adult Emergence ◽  
Lobesia Botrana ◽  
Larval Performance ◽  
European Grapevine Moth ◽  
Wild Grape ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Fitness Index ◽  
Grapevine Moth

AbstractFor insect herbivores, the quality of the larval host plant is a key determinant of fitness. Therefore, insect populations are supposed to be positively correlated with the nutritional quality of their host plant. This study aimed to determine if and how different varieties of grapes (including the wild grape Lambrusque) affect both larval and adult performance of the polyphagous European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller). Significant differences were found in larval development time, but not in pupal mass, adult emergence rate, or sex ratio. Although the fecundity of females is not different among varieties, females fed on some varieties produced eggs of different sizes which are correlated to their fertility. Thus, females adapt resource allocation to eggs depending on their diet as larvae. Using a fitness index, the average reproductive output was found to be highest for females reared on cv. Chardonnay. Females reared on wild grape produced a fitness index identical to the cultivated grapes. However, Lambrusque and Gewurztraminer separate themselves from the cultivated varieties according to our discriminant analyses. It is emphasized, through this study, that cultivars fed on by larvae should be considered in the population dynamics of L. botrana and that egg number is insufficient to determine host plant quality.

The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the joviana-group in the Parallelia generic complex (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae, Catocalinae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy D. Holloway ◽  
Scott E. Miller
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Significant Preference ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Generic System ◽  
Host Plant Relationships

The biosystematic position of the Parallelia generic complex is reviewed and a revised generic classification of its component taxa is presented. Bastilla Swinhoe (= Xiana Nye, syn. nov., Naxia Guenée, syn. nov.) is identified as the most appropriate genus for a large number of these taxa, including the joviana-group, which is reviewed in detail, with description of two new species, B. nielseni, sp. nov. and B. binatang, sp. nov. Parallelia prouti Hulstaert, syn. nov. and P. cuneifascia Hulstaert, syn. nov. are recognised as junior synonyms of Bastilla vitiensis Butler and two newly described Tahitian taxa are transferred into the joviana-group. Larval host records are examined in relation to this new generic system and significant preference for the Euphorbiaceae is noted for several groups: Bastilla, Buzara Walker (= Caranilla Moore, syn. nov., another segregate from Parallelia) and an Australian group within Grammodes Guenée.

Host plant utilization in the comma butterfly: sources of variation and evolutionary implications

Oecologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 99 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 132-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Janz ◽  
S�ren Nylin ◽  
Nina Wedell
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
Sources Of Variation ◽  
Comma Butterfly

scholarly journals Systematics of Schinia cupes (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia crotchii (Hy. Edwards) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 294 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL G. POGUE ◽  
CHARLES E. HARP
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Adult Moth ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

The revised status of Schinia crotchii is based on differences in male and female genitalic structures and distribution of larval host plant. Schinia navarra Dyar remains a synonym of S. cupes (Grote). Genitalia of both sexes of S. crotchii, S. cupes, and S. deserticola Barnes and McDunnough are described and illustrated for the first time. Distributions of larval hosts of both S. crotchii and S. deserticola are mapped and compared with adult moth distributions.

scholarly journals Use of a marsh dominated by the introduced European Lake Sedge, Carex acutiformis, by highly localized native butterflies

2015 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Paul M. Catling ◽  
Brenda Kostiuk
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Circumstantial Evidence ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Larval Food ◽  
Native Canadian ◽  
Larval Host ◽  
Carex Acutiformis ◽  
Carex Lacustris

To determine whether native butterflies had colonized a marsh in Ottawa that was entirely dominated by the invasive alien European Lake Sedge (Carex acutiformis), we surveyed two adjacent stands of the sedge and surrounding habitats. Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion), Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit), Broad-winged Skipper (P. viator), and browns (Lethe spp.) were all abundant in the introduced sedge, but absent from surrounding habitats. This is the first report of the use of invasive-dominated wetland by native Canadian butterflies. Reduced nectar resources because of dominance of the invasive species over native nectar-producing plants did not prevent significant colonization. The known restriction of the butterflies to native Lakebank Sedge (Carex lacustris) as a larval host plant, but its absence in the area, coupled with dominance of its close relative, European Lake Sedge, provides strong circumstantial evidence of the use of the latter as larval food. This report doubles the number of recently localized native butterflies that have been able to increase their distribution by switching to habitat dominated by invasive plants.

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