Butterfly rearing from field-collected adults (Pieridae)

Subcategory: breeding

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Standard protocol for obtaining laboratory-reared larvae from field-collected adult female butterflies through controlled oviposition and larval rearing to desired developmental stage.

Typical Equipment

cages
environmental chambers
potted Vicia villosa
honey water solution

Output Measurements

laboratory-reared larvae
egg production

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Geographic differences and microevolutionary changes in thermal sensitivity of butterfly larvae in response to climate

2014Functional Ecologyusing