Oviposition by a lycaenid butterfly onto old host parts is adaptive to avoid interference by conspecific larvae.
Oviposition site selection by herbivores can depend not only on the quality of host resources, but also on the risk of predation, parasitism and interference. Females of the lycaenid butterfly Arhopala bazalus (Lepidoptera) lay eggs primarily on old host foliage away from fresh growth, where larval...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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