Eur. J. Entomol. 116: 104-108, 2019 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2019.012

Daily rhythmicity in the sexual behaviour of Monema flavescens (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)Original article

Shuzhen YANG1, Hongxia LIU2, Meihong YANG2, Jintong ZHANG2,*
1 Agronomy College, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China; e-mail: yangshz2006@163.com
2 Institute of Chemical Ecology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China; e-mails: sxaulhx@163.com, zxymh123@163.com, zhangjintong@126.com

Daily rhythmicity in the sexual behaviour of Monema flavescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) was studied under laboratory conditions. There was a distinct diel periodicity in female calling, male responsiveness and mating behaviour of M. flavescens. As females aged there was an advance in the onset and more time spent calling. One day old females started calling 4 h after the onset of the scotophase, and 5 to 6 day old females called during the first hour of the scotophase. About 34.5% of females called on the night they emerged (1 day old) and the peak in calling of 97.8% was recorded for 2 day old females, after which the incidence of calling decreased rapidly with advancing age. Wind tunnel and copulation tests showed that males were sexually mature on the third night and female moths on the second night. The highest value for the percentage mating was recorded for 3 day old virgin females 4 to 6 h after the onset of the scotophase. In field tests, traps baited with 2 day and 3 day old virgin females captured more males than any other trap and most males were captured 4 to 6 h (1 to 2 day old), 3 to 5 h (3 to 4 day old) and 2 to 4 h (5 to 6 day old) after the onset of the scotophase. These results indicate that there is a daily rhythm in the reproductive behaviour of M. flavescens and provides a better understanding of its sexual behaviour.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Limacodidae, Monema flavescens, daily rhythmicity, sexual behaviour

Received: November 2, 2018; Revised: March 5, 2019; Accepted: March 5, 2019; Published online: April 11, 2019  Show citation

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YANG, S., LIU, H., YANG, M., & ZHANG, J. (2019). Daily rhythmicity in the sexual behaviour of Monema flavescens (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). EJE, 116, Article 104-108. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2019.012
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