Courtship Solicitation by Females of the Barred Sulphur Butterfly (Eurema daira) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Author： Daniels Jaret  

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0892-7553

Source： Journal of Insect Behavior, Vol.20, Iss.1, 2007-01, pp. : 129-135

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Abstract

Virgin females of the subtropical pierid butterfly Eurema daira were observed to actively solicit male courtship. The resulting interactions involved both aggressive contact with male individuals and elaborate female posturing. Cage-based trials showed that there was a direct relationship between the frequency of courtship solicitation attempts and female age. Virgin females under 3 days old showed little or no interest in initiating courtship. By contrast, 23.2 percent of the virgin females over three days old actively solicited available males with peak solicitation behavior exhibited from five day old individuals.

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