Seasonal phenotypic plasticity of the polyvoltine white butterfly Pieris napi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in the Southern Urals

Шкурихин, А. О.; Ослина, Т. С.

doi:10.1134/s1067413615010178

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“…Phenotypic expressions differ between the generations. For example, spring specimens of P. napi can be easily distinguished from the second generation by a higher level of melanism in their wing pattern in the VIS spectrum (Shkurikhin & Oslina, ). We therefore suggest that environmental conditions are the primary factor, which determines both wing UV reflectance and the number of generations.…”

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“…Most insects, including butterflies, sense UV‐A with their photoreceptors (Briscoe & Chittka, ). This ability helps them in intraspecific communication (Silberglied, ; Rutowski, ; Meyer‐Rochow & Järvilehto, ; Kemp & Rutowski, ) and sexual recognition (Kemp et al ., ; Morehouse et al ., ), and can assist them in locating nectar‐bearing flowers and open spaces (Mazokhin‐Porshniakov, ; Shkurikhin & Oslina, ).…”

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“…Due to its wide distribution from Western Europe throughout the entire Palaearctic region to Eastern Asia and Japan (Eitschberger, ), it is an excellent subject for studying relations between ecological variables and UV reflectance. Previous studies had shown that P. napi is a polymorphic species whose morphology and life history change with altitude and latitude (Espeland et al ., ; Välimäki & Kaitala, ; Shkurikhin & Oslina, ). This trend, however, varies both within and between the sexes (Rutowski et al ., ; Tuomaala et al ., ).…”

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UV reflectance is associated with environmental conditions in Palaearctic Pieris napi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

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The subject of our investigation was the visual features of wing color with special focus on the UV reflectance in the green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi). Previous studies had concluded that UV reflectance on dorsal wing surfaces is found only in the female P. napi. Based on UV sensitive photography, we analyzed a correlation between 12 geographic and environmental factors and UV reflectance patterns on 3 patches on the forewings of 407 P. napi specimens from the Palaearctic region. Results had shown that females significantly differ from males: they exhibit a 25% higher UV reflectance. To investigate whether and how UV reflectance levels on the forewings and hindwings of both sexes are influenced by the environment, we performed a principal component analysis (PCA) with several environmental variables. For several variables (in particular, latitude and longitude, mean annual temperature and precipitation, and temperature annual range and altitude), the generalized linear model (GLM) model revealed a significant correlation in both sexes. This suggests a link between UV reflectance levels and the environment and distribution of P. napi. We found that stronger UV reflectance is associated with generally more hostile environments and concluded that large-scale environmental factors influence the UV reflectance on the forewings of both male and female green-veined white butterflies.

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