Young Love? Mating of<i>Parnassius smintheus</i>Doubleday (Papilionidae)

Matter, Stephen F.; Reed, Brianna; Illerbrun, Kurt; Doyle, Amanda; McPike, Sarah M.; Roland, Jens

doi:10.18473/lepi.v66i2.a4

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“…Additionally, the effect of sexual selection on red coloration was not tested, although we view this as a less likely driver of colour pattern variation. Observations on Parnassian mating behaviour describe fairly nondiscriminatory mating practices by males, as there does not appear to be any courtship displays or rituals (Matter et al, ; McCorkle & Hammond, ), and among congeners, P. smintheus males have been observed to prefer newly emerged females when their wings have not yet fully expanded (Matter et al, ). Thus, it seems unlikely that males select females based on their eyespot size and coloration, although additional experiments using female models would be needed to rule out sexual selection as a driving force behind the geographic variation in warning coloration for P. clodius .…”

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Testing the role of ecological selection on colour pattern variation in the butterflyParnassius clodius

2019

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Colour pattern has served as an important phenotype in understanding the process of natural selection, particularly in brightly coloured and variable species like butterflies. However, different selective forces operate on aspects of colour pattern, for example by favouring warning colours in eyespots or alternatively favoring investment in thermoregulatory properties of melanin. Additionally, genetic drift influences colour phenotypes, especially in populations undergoing population size change. Here, we investigated the relative roles of genetic drift and ecological selection in generating the phenotypic diversity of the butterfly Parnassius clodius. Genome‐wide patterns of single nucleotide polymorphism data show that P. clodius forms three population clusters, which experienced a period of population expansion following the last glacial maximum and have since remained relatively stable in size. After correcting for relatedness, morphological variation is best explained by climatic predictor variables, suggesting ecological selection generates trait variability. Solar radiation and precipitation are both negatively correlated with increasing total melanin in both sexes, supporting a thermoregulatory function of melanin. Similarly, wing size traits are significantly larger in warmer habitats for both sexes, supporting a Converse Bergmann Rule pattern. Bright red coloration is negatively correlated with temperature seasonality and solar radiation in males, and weakly associated with insectivorous avian predators in univariate models, providing mixed evidence that selection is linked to warning coloration and predator avoidance. Together, these results suggest that elements of butterfly wing phenotypes respond independently to different sources of selection and that thermoregulation is an important driver of phenotypic differentiation in Parnassian butterflies.

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Testing the role of ecological selection on colour pattern variation in the butterflyParnassius clodius

2019

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“…Mating occurs throughout the flight season. After mating, males affix a sphragis to females to prevent remating (Matter et al 2012). Females lay single eggs near, but not on, host plants, and leave areas where S. lanceolatum is absent (Fownes & Roland 2002).…”

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Lost in Space: Preference and Performance of Parnassius smintheus Feeding on Sedum lanceolatum and Rhodiola integrifolia

Lackey,

Samuel,

Goff

et al. 2023

The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

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“…We recorded the location of each capture using a handheld global positioning system (GPS). We estimated population size using the methods of Craig (1953) described in Matter and Roland (2004) and Matter et al (2009). We estimated the population using the equation:…”

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Size and habitat characteristics of a population of Parnassius stubbendorfii in Hövsgöl province, Mongolia

2023

Mong. J. Biol. Sci.

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Little published information exists on the ecology of Stubbendorf's Apollo (Parnassius stubbendorfi i Ménétries, 1849), a species listed as threatened in Mongolia. To help fi ll this gap, we provide a population size estimate and habitat characteristics for P. stubbendorfi i in an area just west of Lake Hövsgöl, Mongolia. On July 6 and 7, 2020 we used aerial nets to capture and mark individuals using a fi ne-tipped, permanent marker to then estimate the population size. We further estimated vegetative species richness, abundance, and estimated percent cover of P. stubendorfi i habitat. We estimated a population of 2,059.21 ±234.03 SD butterfl ies at the time of our sampling. Grasses, sedges, and willows dominated our plots within the butterfl y's habitat. Habitat was patchy, with each subplot characterized by a diff erent vegetative community. We found only one species of larval host plant, namely fewfl ower fumewort (Corydalis paucifl ora). We noted feeding by adult P. stubbendorfi on several plants, especially including the important nectaring plants, stone parsley (Schultzia crinite) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum inundatum).

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Young Love? Mating ofParnassius smintheusDoubleday (Papilionidae)

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Cited by 5 publications

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Testing the role of ecological selection on colour pattern variation in the butterflyParnassius clodius

Testing the role of ecological selection on colour pattern variation in the butterflyParnassius clodius

Lost in Space: Preference and Performance of Parnassius smintheus Feeding on Sedum lanceolatum and Rhodiola integrifolia

Size and habitat characteristics of a population of Parnassius stubbendorfii in Hövsgöl province, Mongolia

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