Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome of the common tiger, <i>Danaus genutia</i> (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae) and phylogenetic implications within the subfamily Danainae

Hao, Xiangyu; Ye, Zi; Pan, Y.; You, Zi-Han; Zhang, Jingfeng; Li, Hao-Hang; Yuan, Xiangqun

doi:10.1002/arch.21920

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“…This implies that there is a consistent pattern in thermal buffering abilities, at least between these two families, across life stages. This raises concern regarding future biodiversity loss from Nymphalidae, the most speciose of the butterfly families (Hao et al., 2022 ). If poorer buffering ability means that species experience temperatures above those they prefer or can tolerate, this trend may mean this group is particularly vulnerable to increasing temperatures.…”

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Day‐flying lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Ashe‐Jepson,

Hayes,

Hitchcock

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Ecology and Evolution

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Changes to ambient temperatures under climate change may detrimentally impact small ectotherms that rely on their environment for thermoregulation; however, there is currently a limited understanding of insect larval thermoregulation. As holometabolous insects, Lepidoptera differ in morphology, ecology and behaviour across the life cycle, and so it is likely that adults and larvae differ in their capacity to thermoregulate. In this study, we investigated the thermoregulatory capacity (buffering ability) of 14 species of day‐flying Lepidoptera, whether this is influenced by body length or gregariousness, and whether it differs between adult and larval life stages. We also investigated what thermoregulation mechanisms are used: microclimate selection (choosing locations with a particular temperature) or behavioural thermoregulation (controlling temperature through other means, such as basking). We found that Lepidoptera larvae differ in their buffering ability between species and body lengths, but gregariousness did not influence buffering ability. Larvae are worse at buffering themselves against changes in air temperature than adults. Therefore Lepidoptera may be more vulnerable to adverse temperature conditions during their larval life stage. Adults and larvae rely on different thermoregulatory mechanisms; adults primarily use behavioural thermoregulation, whereas larvae use microclimate selection. This implies that larvae are highly dependent on the area around their foodplant for effective thermoregulation. These findings have implications for the management of land and species, for example, highlighting the importance of creating and preserving microclimates and vegetation complexity surrounding Lepidoptera foodplants for larval thermoregulation under future climate change.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Day‐flying lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Ashe‐Jepson,

Hayes,

Hitchcock

et al. 2023

Ecology and Evolution

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“…This implies that there is a consistent pattern in thermal buffering abilities, at least between these two families, across life stages. This raises concern regarding future biodiversity loss from Nymphalidae, the most speciose of the butterfly families (Hao et al, 2022). If poorer buffering ability means that species experience temperatures above those they prefer or can tolerate, this trend may mean this group is particularly vulnerable to increasing temperatures.…”

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Day-flying Lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Ashe-Jepson,

Hayes,

Hitchcock

et al. 2023

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Changes to ambient temperatures under climate change may detrimentally impact small ectotherms that rely on their environment for thermoregulation, however there is currently a limited understanding of larval thermoregulation. In this study we investigate the thermoregulatory capacity (buffering ability) of 14 species of day-flying Lepidoptera, whether this is influenced by body length or gregariousness, differs between adult and larval life stages, and what mechanisms are used; microclimate selection or behavioural thermoregulation. We found that Lepidoptera larvae differ in their buffering ability between species and body lengths. Gregariousness did not influence species buffering abilities. Larvae are worse at buffering air temperature than adults, and rely on different thermoregulatory mechanisms; adults rely on behavioural thermoregulation, and larvae rely on microclimate selection. This implies that larvae are dependent on the area around their foodplant for effective thermoregulation. These findings have implications for the management of land and species.

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Diversity, adaptation and evolution: Preface

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2022

Arch Insect Biochem Physiol

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Characterization of complete mitochondrial genome of the common tiger, Danaus genutia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae) and phylogenetic implications within the subfamily Danainae

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Day‐flying lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Day‐flying lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Day-flying Lepidoptera larvae have a poorer ability to thermoregulate than adults

Diversity, adaptation and evolution: Preface

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