Females of the specialist butterfly Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalinae: Melitaeini) select the greenest leaves of Lonicera implexa (Caprifoliaceae) for oviposition

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 569-574

  Stefanescu, Constantí ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^b   Sardans, Jordi ^b   Filella, Iolanda ^b  

^a Museu de Granollers Ciencies Naturals   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Euphydryas aurinia; Foliar chlorophyll concentration; Insect plant interaction; Lepidoptera; Lonicera implexa; Mediterranean area; Nymphalinae; Oviposition cues; Plant size; Spectral reflectance

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; OVIPOSITION; PLANT; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

CAPRIFOLIACEAE; EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; LEPIDOPTERA; LONICERA; LONICERA IMPLEXA; MELITAEINI; NYMPHALINAE;

EID: 33748321132     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.077     Document Type: Article

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