Function of the "warning coloration" in larvae of a diurnal moth, Pryeria sinica Moore (Lepidoptera : Zygaenidae)

• JOHKI Y.

  Department of Zoology, Faculty of Acience, Kyoto University

• HIDAKA Toshitaka

  Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University

抄録

Pryeria sinica larvae were given to the lacertid lizards, Takydromus tachdromoides, in other to determine the protective effect of the conspicuous coloration of the larvae. Pryeria larva was protected perfectly from attacks by the lizards because of peculiarsmelling fluid secreted on the body surface of the larva. Yellow and black body color of Pryeria larva had a meaning as the "warning coloration" at least for a lezard. Characteristics of predatory behavior in Takydromus were analyzed and it was indicated that not only visual cues but also other factor(s) played important role in the process of recognition and choice of preys. Such a system appeared to be considerably defferent from that of birds.

収録刊行物

• Applied Entomology and Zoology

  Applied Entomology and Zoology 14 164-172, 1979

  日本応用動物昆虫学会

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• CRID: 1572824501749868800
• NII論文ID: 110001104769
• NII書誌ID: AN00346079
• ISSN: 00036862
• 本文言語コード: en
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