What colour of flowers do Lepidoptera prefer for foraging?
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Tarih
2010
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Food plant preferences of some Lepidoptera species associated with particular colour of the flowers were investigated. Based on 1,329 field observations of 43 Lepidoptera and 66 plant species, Lepidoptera showed a high tendency (G-test, G (adj) = 698.6, df = 6, P < 0.001) to use the yellow (29%) and pink (28%) coloured flowers for foraging. Compared to the other colours it was evident that plants with red flowers (2%) were not preferred. Moreover, the plants with red (H = 0.435) and yellow-white (H = 0.543) flowers were not visited by diverse Lepidoptera species. Although yellow and pink flowers were most frequently visited, the highest degrees of the Lepidoptera diversity values were associated with the plants having blue (H = 0.647) and purple (H = 0.634) flowers. Species of Nymphalidae were most numerous (14 spp.) in the study area and the members of this family were observed 430 times on 39 different plant species, but never on plants with red flowers. Pieris rapae was the most abundant species that occurred 136 times on a total of 21 different plant species of which eight had yellow flowers. But, this species has never been seen while feeding on red flowers.
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Lepidoptera, Diversity, Flower Colour, Foraging Behaviour, Pieris-Rapae-Crucivora, Macroglossum-Stellatarum, Reproductive Success, Episyrphus-Balteatus, Nocturnal Hawkmoths, Vision, Pollinators, Butterflies, Constancy, Innate
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Biologia
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Q4
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Q3
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65
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6
