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UV reflectance of inter‐subspecific hybrid females obtained by crossing cabbage butterflies from Japan ( Pieris rapae crucivora ) with those from New Zealand ( P. rapae rapae )
Author(s) -
OBARA Yoshiaki,
WATANABE Kenta,
SATOH Toshiyuki
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00364.x
Subject(s) - pieris rapae , biology , subspecies , butterfly , mating , reflectivity , hybrid , zoology , botany , ecology , lepidoptera genitalia , optics , physics
Abstract Cross‐mating was performed between subspecies of cabbage butterfly Pieris rapae crucivora from Japan and P. rapae rapae from New Zealand, whose females are known to reflect and absorb ultraviolet (UV) light, respectively. In the female F 1 hybrids UV reflectance was intermediate between the two parent females. Further, the UV reflectance was significantly higher in the female F 1 hybrids derived from females of the New Zealand subspecies than in those derived from females of the Japanese subspecies.