The idea that an aposematic prey combines crypsis at a distance with conspicuousness
close up was tested in an experiment using human subjects. We estimated detectability of …

The adaptations of young insect larvae to factors causing mortality may not depend on
whole-body size but may instead depend substantially on the size of specific body parts …

Directly developing larvae of the butterfly Lycaena hippothoe sumadiensis exhibited two
growth strategies with one cohort passing four larval instars at high growth rates, and the …

Simple Summary Diverse butterfly wing color patterns are evolutionary products in response
to environmental changes in the past. Environmental stress, such as temperature shock, is …

Melanin is a widespread pigment causing variation in skin darkness, with darker phenotypes
typically reaching higher equilibrium temperatures than lighter ones. Therefore, selection is …

This paper demonstrates that foraging summer-form females of the Japanese yellow
swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus have colour vision. The butterflies were trained to feed on …

The adaptive significance of alpine melanism, the tendancy for insects to become darker
with increased elevation and latitude, was investigated using the butterfly Parnassius …

Flowers attract and guide pollinators via a wide array of sensory stimuli, including colors,
odors, textures, and even sounds. Bees are known to respond to and learn multimodal and …

We here investigate habitat preferences and its variation between the sexes as well as
oviposition site selection in a population of the Copper butterfly Lycaena tityrus in North-East …

Melanin-based dark colouration is beneficial for insects as it increases the absorption of
solar energy and protects against pathogens. Thus, it is expected that insect colouration is …