Landing-site selection and searching behaviour in the micro-lepidopteron Agonopteryx pulvipennella

Autor: William M. Malcolm, Jess P. Hanks
Rok vydání: 1973
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Zdroj: Animal Behaviour. 21:45-48
ISSN: 0003-3472
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3472(73)80038-7
Popis: The cryptic micro-lepidopteron Agonopteryx pulvipennella (Oecophoridae) camouflages itself against predators by distinguishing among several shades of grey and preferring landing sites that match the reflectance of its fore-wings. Variations in the time it spends searching out a site are of survival value: they increase the moth's chances of finding a good site and decrease predation risk on a poor site.
Databáze: OpenAIRE