Wing Damages of Butterflies and Birds' Attacks

• JOHKI Yutaka

  Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• チョウの翅の傷と鳥の攻撃
• チョウの翅の傷と鳥の攻撃〔英文〕
• チョウ ノ シ ノ キズ ト トリ ノ コウゲキ エイブン

Abstract

In order to determine whether the distinctive damages on butterfly wings, so-called "beak marks", were inflicted only by birds' attacks, an experiment was carried out in the laboratory using butterflies of the genus Pieris as subjects. Control butterflies were put in a cage with branches as obstacles and were allowed to fly freely, while experimental butterflies were subjected to predatory attacks of caged birds (Varied Tits, Great Tits and Bush Warblers). The wing damages of both samples were then analyzed. It was concluded that large damages, especially large symmetrical damages, resulted only from birds' attacks, although not all symmetrical damages were caused by birds' attacks.

Journal

• Lepidoptera Science

  Lepidoptera Science 35 (4), 202-207, 1985

  THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Details

• CRID: 1390001205264445568
• NII Article ID: 110007707563
• NII Book ID: AN0040888X
• DOI: 10.18984/lepid.35.4_202
• ISSN: 18808077
• ISSN: 00240974
• NDL BIB ID: 3035002
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I3035002
• Text Lang: en
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