Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

09 Jul, 11 AM - 11 Jul, 11 AM

Animal pollinators use perception mechanisms to choose flowers, behavioral task necessary for both nutrition and plant reproduction. The link between visual system traits and feeding behaviors has not been studied in the butterfly genus Lycaena. This genus exhibits great variability in the distribution of visual pigments across different areas of the eye that may suggest behavioral predictions about the search and utilization of nectar plants. The proposed research asks the following questions: Does visitation by Lycaena differ by gender and butterfly species? To what extent are nectar feeding behavior and flower choice learned or innate? To what range of wavelengths are the butterflies sensitive and which wavelengths are reflected by the visited flowers? Which visual pigments are present in different Lycaena species and do they have true color vision?

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Under Project # 4403 | Research

Nectar feeding in Lycaena spp. (Lepidoptera): visual perception and behavior

graduate_student - University of California, Irvine

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