Seasonal changes of oviposition-grass preference in a migrant skipper Parnara guttata guttata (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

The rice skipper Parnara guttata guttata Bremer et Grey migrates every autumn in central and western Japan. Nakasuji (1986) has proposed a "habitat and/or host plant change hypothesis" as one possible explanation of the ecological significance of the migration. To determine the physiologic...

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Published inApplied entomology and zoology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 171 - 173
Main Authors Nakasuji, F. (Okayama Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture), Kimura, M, Nishida, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology 1986
Subjects
Animal ethology
ARROZ
Biological and medical sciences
ESTACIONES DEL ANO
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hesperiidae
IMPERATA
INSECTE PHYLLOPHAGE
INSECTOS DEPREDADORES DE LAS HOJAS
LEAF EATING INSECTS
LEPIDOPTERA
OVIPOSICION
OVIPOSITION
Protozoa. Invertebrata
RICE
RIZ
SAISON
SEASONS
Monocotyledones
Hesperiidae
Insecta
Migration
Host plant selection
Oryza sativa
Gramineae
Seasonal variation
Arthropoda
Angiospermae
Lepidoptera
Spermatophyta
Habitat
Invertebrata
Egg laying behavior
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Summary:The rice skipper Parnara guttata guttata Bremer et Grey migrates every autumn in central and western Japan. Nakasuji (1986) has proposed a "habitat and/or host plant change hypothesis" as one possible explanation of the ecological significance of the migration. To determine the physiological mechanism of habitat selection and/or host grass change, the authors compared the oviposition-grass preference between females of the 1st and 2nd generations.
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ISSN:0003-6862
1347-605X
DOI:10.1303/aez.21.171