ギフチョウ成虫のマーキングによる行動調査

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Adult behavior of Luehdorfia japonica Leech (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) was studied by the mark-release-recapture method in the habitat at Toyono-cho, Osaka Prefecture, Japan from the middle of April to the beginning of May, 1996. The adults were captured at the emergence site in the habitat at the foot of a hill (400m a.s.l.)and at the peak (530m a.s.l.) where territorial males were observed. The number of adults captured and marked was 15 for males and 8 for females, and that of recapture was 10 and 4, respectively, during the study period. The males had a tendency to move from the emergence site at the foot to the peak of the hill, and to remain at the peak for territorial behavior. The virgin females also appeared at the peak and mated with a patrolling male at the site. These results may indicate that both males and females of the adults move from their emergence site to the peak for the purpose of mating. A mated female was recaptured at the other side of the foot 1km distant from the marked site 8 days after release. This suggests that the mated females disperse from their emergence site to the other site.
日本鱗翅学会の論文
1999-06-30