Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)?
Coloured Moericke water pan traps were used to determine the effect of colour on the preference behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) over the period 2001 to 2003 in grassland habitats in Eastern Slovakia (Košická kotlina basin). A total of 912 individuals belonging to...
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| author | Lenka KOČÍKOVÁ Dana MIKLISOVÁ Alexander ČANÁDY Ľubomír PANIGAJ |
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| description | Coloured Moericke water pan traps were used to determine the effect of colour on the preference behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) over the period 2001 to 2003 in grassland habitats in Eastern Slovakia (Košická kotlina basin). A total of 912 individuals belonging to 53 species and 7 families of butterflies were trapped. The colour of the traps that caught the most butterflies was white, followed by blue, violet, yellow and finally the least were caught by red coloured traps. Ordination analysis showed that some butterfly families and species were more likely to be caught by traps of a specific colour. Measurements of the wavelengths of the colours used revealed that butterflies preferred short-wavelengths light. The effect of colour on the catches did not differ significantly among the sites. The butterflies were more likely to be caught by traps of a certain colour even though the other features of the traps were the same. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07d59131999a48b2bdc305a68206f4d42022-12-21T19:40:18ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292012-07-01109340341010.14411/eje.2012.052eje-201203-0014Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)?Lenka KOČÍKOVÁ0Dana MIKLISOVÁ1Alexander ČANÁDY2Ľubomír PANIGAJ3Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, SK-04001, Košice, Slovakia, e-mail: lenka.kocikova@student.upjs.skInstitute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, SK-04001, Košice, SlovakiaInstitute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, SK-04001, Košice, Slovakia, e-mail: lenka.kocikova@student.upjs.skInstitute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, SK-04001, Košice, Slovakia, e-mail: lenka.kocikova@student.upjs.skColoured Moericke water pan traps were used to determine the effect of colour on the preference behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) over the period 2001 to 2003 in grassland habitats in Eastern Slovakia (Košická kotlina basin). A total of 912 individuals belonging to 53 species and 7 families of butterflies were trapped. The colour of the traps that caught the most butterflies was white, followed by blue, violet, yellow and finally the least were caught by red coloured traps. Ordination analysis showed that some butterfly families and species were more likely to be caught by traps of a specific colour. Measurements of the wavelengths of the colours used revealed that butterflies preferred short-wavelengths light. The effect of colour on the catches did not differ significantly among the sites. The butterflies were more likely to be caught by traps of a certain colour even though the other features of the traps were the same.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201203-0014_Is_colour_an_important_factor_influencing_the_behaviour_of_butterflies_Lepidoptera_Hesperioidea_Papilionoide.phplepidopteracolour preferencewater pan trapswestern carpathians |
| spellingShingle | Lenka KOČÍKOVÁ Dana MIKLISOVÁ Alexander ČANÁDY Ľubomír PANIGAJ Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? European Journal of Entomology lepidoptera colour preference water pan traps western carpathians |
| title | Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? |
| title_full | Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? |
| title_fullStr | Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? |
| title_short | Is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)? |
| title_sort | is colour an important factor influencing the behaviour of butterflies lepidoptera hesperioidea papilionoidea |
| topic | lepidoptera colour preference water pan traps western carpathians |
| url | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201203-0014_Is_colour_an_important_factor_influencing_the_behaviour_of_butterflies_Lepidoptera_Hesperioidea_Papilionoide.php |
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