The mating behaviour of the egyptian cotton leafworm moth, spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.)

@article{Ellis1980TheMB,
  title={The mating behaviour of the egyptian cotton leafworm moth, spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.)},
  author={Peggy E. Ellis and Linda C. Brimacombe},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1980},
  volume={28},
  pages={1239-1248}
}
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Laboratory experiments on the disruption of mating in the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by excesses of female pheromones.
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A detailed examination of unsuccessful courtships showed that an excess of III or IIA disrupted female courtship behaviour, and it is suggested that both III and IIA block olfactory reception of the male brush pheromone.
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Evolutionary trends in the male pheromone systems of arctiid moths: evidence from studies of courtship in Phragmatobia fuliginosa and Pyrrharctia isabella (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
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Parallels in other moth groups are cited to support the notion that a plesiomorphic courtship pheromone system could persist in a vestigial state, despite the loss of its adaptive raison detre.
Factors mediating copulatory behavior and close-range mate recognition in the male gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.).
Physical models incorporating various structural features of female gypsy moths, Lymantria dispar, were used to identify the specific factors that evoke conspecific male copulatory behavior and play…
Search behavior of pheromone-stimulated potato tuber moth males (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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The processes of female searching by male potato tuber moths,Phthorimaea operculella, were analyzed and found that males could, therefore, find females efficiently and copulate.
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