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Observations on the Apparent Lek Behavior in Costa Rican Rainforest Perrhybris pyrrha Cramer (Pieredae)

  • DeVries P
The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera (1980) 17(3) 142-143
DOI: 10.5962/p.333756
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Abstract: Large numbers of male Perrhybris pyrrha (Pieridae) butterflies briefly chase other species having the same tiger-striped color pattern as P. pyrrha females, showing that visual cues are important as a primary recognition system for those male butterflies when seeking a mate. The presence of abundant host-plant and adult food resources in a concentrated area could initiate a lek

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DeVries, P. J. (1980). Observations on the Apparent Lek Behavior in Costa Rican Rainforest Perrhybris pyrrha Cramer (Pieredae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 17(3), 142–143. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.333756

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