Temporal and spatial overlap in the mate-locating behavior of two species of Junonia (Nymphalidae)

In northeastern Australia, males of two species of Junonia, J. villida and J. orithya, use a sit-and-wait tactic to detect females at encounter sites. In a brief study of the behavior of both species, I documented considerable overlap in the locations of the encounter sites used by males and in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of research on the lepidoptera 1991, Vol.30 (3/4), p.267-271
1. Verfasser: Rutowski, R.L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In northeastern Australia, males of two species of Junonia, J. villida and J. orithya, use a sit-and-wait tactic to detect females at encounter sites. In a brief study of the behavior of both species, I documented considerable overlap in the locations of the encounter sites used by males and in the time of day at which males were at encounter sites. Becasue of this overlap interspecific interactions are frequent, but males of J. villida at least respond much more strongly to conspecific males than to males of J. orithya. The discussion focuses on the lack of divergence in the mating behavior of these sympatric species.
ISSN:0022-4324
2156-5457