Lampides Boeticus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Preys on Cocoons of its Own Specific Parasitoid Cotesia Specularis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Lampides Boeticus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Preys on Cocoons of its Own Specific Parasitoid Cotesia Specularis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

We present observations and experimental evidence for a new type of parasitoid-host interaction. In the Lampides boeticus (Lepidoptera) - Cotesia specularis (Hymenoptera) system, larvae of the former species readily kill and consume the parasitoid cocoons they find. Potential effects at both the ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of insect behavior 2012-09, Vol.25 (5), p.514-517
Hauptverfasser: Obregón, R, de Haro, S, Jordano, D, Haeger, J. Fernández
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agriculture
Animal behavior
Animal Ecology
Animal ethology
Behavioral Sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
cocoons
Cotesia
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Insecta
Insects
Invertebrates
Lampides boeticus
Larvae
Life Sciences
Neurobiology
Parasites
parasitoids
Population levels
Predation
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:We present observations and experimental evidence for a new type of parasitoid-host interaction. In the Lampides boeticus (Lepidoptera) - Cotesia specularis (Hymenoptera) system, larvae of the former species readily kill and consume the parasitoid cocoons they find. Potential effects at both the individual and population levels are briefly outlined.
ISSN:0892-7553
1572-8889
DOI:10.1007/s10905-012-9318-8