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A review of the pre‐oviposition behaviour of small cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae(lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Author(s) -
HERN ALAN,
EDWARDSJONES GARETH,
MCKINLAY RODERICK G
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07328.x
Subject(s) - pieridae , pieris rapae , butterfly , biology , lepidoptera genitalia , white (mutation) , host (biology) , identification (biology) , botany , ecology , biochemistry , gene
Summary This paper reviews the literature concerning the ovipositional behaviour of Pieris rapae (small cabbage white butterfly) and where appropriate considers results from studies involving other butterflies. The paper considers searching behaviour, stimuli utilised in host plant finding and identification and concludes with a general section on the role of learning and prior experience in ovipositional behaviour.