Notes on Shifting Distribution Patterns and Survival of Immature Danaus Plexippus (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) on the Food Plant Asclepias Syriaca

Abundance and distribution of immature stages of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, on the food plant Asclepias syriaca were examined at a site in southeastern Wisconsin over one growing season. Estimated mortality for eggs and larvae was substantial (88%). Dispersal of larvae between individual food plants, along with egg and larval mor­ tality factors, may result in low population density. Although the mechanism triggering larval dispersal is unknown, several alternative hypotheses are proposed for further exami· nation.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Great Lakes Entomologist

• Publication date

  2017-10-18

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.22543/0090-0222.1437
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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