mokky
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Post by mokky on Jun 18, 2012 14:55:01 GMT -8
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Post by papilio28570 on Jun 18, 2012 20:26:06 GMT -8
Most interesting. Thanks
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jun 18, 2012 22:45:52 GMT -8
That brought a smile to my face.  |
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Post by africaone on Jun 18, 2012 23:07:38 GMT -8
very interesting behaviours filmed.
Other female lycaenids hidded their eggs into scales their take from the tip of the abdomen.
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Post by bobw on Jun 19, 2012 0:33:28 GMT -8
very interesting behaviours filmed. Other female lycaenids hidded their eggs into scales their take from the tip of the abdomen. Certainly I've seen Satyrium acaciae do it in Europe. Bob |
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Post by mokky on Jun 19, 2012 17:45:14 GMT -8
Thank you all for your comments! This kind of Hairstreaks is very popular among Japanese. Therefore the ecology of each species is fairly well studied. However the film resources are very limited. It is an interesting fact that the female does not use her own hair on the tip of abdomen, collecting hair-like dusts on the twig. Another Hairstreak species just like Walnut Hairstreak ( Chaetoprocta odata) is said to have "special" hairs to conceal the eggs at female's abdomen. Kato, Y. & M. Harada(1995). Chaetoprocta odata Hew. Butterflies 10: 1-2, The Butterfly Society of Japan, Tokyo. Mokky Attachments:
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Post by mokky on Jun 19, 2012 17:46:19 GMT -8
Eggs of Chaetoprocta odata after Harada and Kato (1995). Attachments:
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