The reproductive patterns and resource allocation strategies of three closely related tropical
satyrine butterflies, Mycalesis terminus, M. sirius and M. perseus, were studied under …

Females of three tropical satyrine butterflies in the genus Mycalesis lay variable-sized eggs.
The species also differ substantially in their mean egg weights with M. perseus laying …

1 In tropical savanna environments rainfall is often very seasonal, so that much of the year is
characterized by a long and unpredictable dry season. Because the timing and availability of …

Abstract Background In the Lepidoptera it was historically believed that adult butterflies rely
primarily on larval-derived nutrients for reproduction and somatic maintenance. However …

1 This study first examines the reproductive strategy of female Speyeria mormonia Edwards
(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): 2 Egg weight and number laid per day decrease with age. 3 …

1. Effects of larval reserves and nutrients received as adults on fecundity and lifespan in
female Danaus plexippus (the Monarch Butterfly) were measured to determine the relative …

Allocation of larval food resources affects adult morphology and fitness in holometabolous
insects. Here we explore the effects on adult morphology and female fitness of larval semi …

It is a widespread notion that in arthropods female reproductive output is strongly affected by
female size. In butterflies egg size scales positively with female size across species …

Fruit‐feeding butterflies are among the longest lived Lepidoptera. While the use of pollen‐
derived amino acids by Heliconius butterflies has been interpreted as important for the …

Summary 1 Large female insects usually have high potential fecundity. Therefore selection
should favour an increase in body size given that these females get opportunities to realize …