Pheromones and body coloration affect mate recognition in the Japanese nine-spotted moth Amata fortunei (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Kondo, Yûsuke; Naka, Hideshi; Tsuchida, Koji

doi:10.1007/s10164-012-0327-z

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“…Insects rely on a wide range of signalling modalities to communicate [ 19 ]. Orders, such as Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera, rely heavily on chemical and visual signals [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. Orthoptera and some families of Hemiptera, most notably Cicadidae, primarily rely on airborne acoustic signals (e.g., [ 24 , 25 ]).…”

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Semiochemical and Vibrational Cues and Signals Mediating Mate Finding and Courtship in Psylloidea (Hemiptera): A Synthesis

Lubanga

Guédot

Percy

et al. 2014

Insects

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Mate finding and courtship involve complex interactions that require close coordination between individuals of the opposite gender. Well-organized signalling systems, sometimes involving a combination of signal modalities, are required to convey species-specific and individual information to members of the opposite gender. Previous studies of psyllids have focused on single-signal modalities and have largely ignored the potentially interdependent nature of different types of signals. Several studies have shown that semiochemicals play a role in psyllid mate finding. However, long-range semiochemical sex attractants, such as the highly volatile sex pheromones used by many Lepidoptera (molecular weights <300), are yet to be identified. The compounds identified thus far, namely 13-methylheptacosane (from Cacopsylla pyricola) and dodecanoic acid (from Diaphorina citri), seem to have short range activity or no activity under field conditions. The possible role played by cuticular hydrocarbons in psyllid courtship remains largely ignored. Conversely, many psyllid species rely on vibrational signals for mate finding and mate assessment during courtship. This apparent disproportional reliance on vibrational rather than semiochemical signals suggests that vibrational signals have been more influential in sexual selection in psyllids. However, male fitness, female choice and benefits accrued from selecting fitter males remain poorly understood.

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Semiochemical and Vibrational Cues and Signals Mediating Mate Finding and Courtship in Psylloidea (Hemiptera): A Synthesis

Lubanga

Guédot

Percy

et al. 2014

Insects

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“…Adults of these four species are well known to wasp‐mimicking moths and the wing and body marking patterns also function in mate choice (KonDo et al . 2012b). However, the morphological and ecological information of their immature stages is scarce.…”

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Pupal warning color development in above‐ground pupating species but cryptic color in ground‐surface pupating species of the nine‐spotted diurnal moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)

Tsubuki

Yazaki

Hayashi

2023

Entomological Science

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Insects usually have cryptic colors to avoid detection by visually hunting predators. However, if the insects acquire toxic or repellent substances against predators, some of them develop conspicuous coloration to exhibit their unpalatability. Such warning colors allow insects to survive. In the nine‐spotted diurnal moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini), we found the above‐ground pupating species to have conspicuous colored pupae, but the ground‐surface pupating species to have cryptic colored pupae. In this study, the relationships between unpalatability and coloration of these pupae are examined among three species of Amata and one species of Syntomoides. Pupae of the two species (A. germana and A. flava) are conspicuous in their color pattern with seven black dotted lines longitudinally on their pale‐yellow bodies. These pupae are exposed to the aerial predators in a coarse silk mesh hanging from leaves and/or branches. The other two species (A. fortunei and S. imaon) pupate in spaces under stones, fallen twigs and leaves on the ground surface, and the pupae in a coarse silk cocoon is cryptic dark brown. Their pupation site selections are reproduced in the rearing glass vessels. Palatability assessment using lizards as a potential predator suggests that pupae of A. germana, A. flava and A. fortunei are unpalatable and the lizard's feeding response decreases with experience. However, pupae of S. imaon are all eaten (palatable). Finally, the possible evolutionary scenario of pupal colors of these four species is discussed in relation to pupation site selection and palatability.

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“…Therefore chemical signals are their only cues during foraging and courtship. VOCs from individual butter ies are critical for them to distinguish opposite sex from the same species and individuals from different species [21][22][23] . For example, VOCs from the females and males of Papilio machaon are signi cantly different and serve as important cues in identifying opposite sex from the same species 24 .…”

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Comparative analysis on visual and olfactory signals of Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) during foraging and courtship

Liu¹,

Li²,

Shun-an³

et al. 2020

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In this study, we examined the roles of visual and olfactory responses during foraging and courtship of the butterfly Papilio xuthus. Our results showed that P. xuthus was sensitive to color in the range of 350–500 nm. Visits of P. xuthus females and males to blue, purple, and red artificial cloth flowers were ♀ 54.90% and ♂ 39.22%, ♀ 19.61% and ♂ 35.29%, and ♀ 9.80% and ♂ 19.61%, respectively. Application of 10% honey on these artificial flowers resulted in an increase of 3.41 and 3.26 fold in flower visits by the butterfly in comparison with controls. When 10% honey water was sprayed on colorless artificial flowers, flower visits reduced seven fold for females and two fold for males, indicating that both visual and olfactory perceptions play important roles during foraging. During courtship, four types of chasing were observed in a natural population of P. Xuthus. The four types are males chasing females (49%), males chasing males (25%), females chasing males (13%), and females chasing females (10%). However, when odorless artificial mimics of butterflies were used, no significant differences were observed among these types of chasing, indicating that olfactory perception was crucial for the butterfly during courtship. Profiling volatile organic chemicals and individual bioassays revealed that α-farnesene might play an important role in distinguishing males from females during courtship of the butterfly.

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Pheromones and body coloration affect mate recognition in the Japanese nine-spotted moth Amata fortunei (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

Cited by 14 publications

References 46 publications

Semiochemical and Vibrational Cues and Signals Mediating Mate Finding and Courtship in Psylloidea (Hemiptera): A Synthesis

Semiochemical and Vibrational Cues and Signals Mediating Mate Finding and Courtship in Psylloidea (Hemiptera): A Synthesis

Pupal warning color development in above‐ground pupating species but cryptic color in ground‐surface pupating species of the nine‐spotted diurnal moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)

Comparative analysis on visual and olfactory signals of Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) during foraging and courtship

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