Relationships between the lengths of floral tubes and moth mouthparts: implications for flower preferences of nocturnal moths

2025/06/24 by Kota Sakagami, Shinji Sugiura · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Plant and animal studies #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

paper · doi:10.1007/s11829-025-10159-9

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• 蛾が好んで訪れる花を解明！ 兵庫県下で、植物34種に夜間訪花するガ類245種を記録し解析。結果、蜜源の深い（花筒が長い）植物には、口吻の長いスズメガ類が、蜜源の浅い花には口吻の短いガ類が訪れる傾向があった。 doi.org/10.1007/s118... ArthropodPlantInteract rdcu.be/ethCB [bsky, 43 points, 1 comments]