Territorial behavior of Favonius taxila (Lycaenidae): territory size and persistency
2005; Volume: 38; Linguagem: Inglês
10.5962/p.266546
ISSN2156-5457
AutoresTsuyoshi Takeuchi, Michio Imafuku,
Tópico(s)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
ResumoTerritorial behavior of the hairstreak, Favoniiis taxila Bremer 1861, was investigated in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.Males were active in the morning hours, during which they showed territorial behavior.Territorial males persistently perched on almost the same leaf or a shoot and occasionally flew around a limited area, here referred to as inspection area.When another male intruded into this area, the resident and the intruder engaged in a circling flight.The flight occasionally strayed to outside of the inspection area, where it was terminated.The resident returned to his territoiy in most cases, but in a few cases, exchange of the territoiy owner occurred.In one case, a single butterfly occupied his territory throughout the observation jjeriod of 5 days, whereas in another, several times of exchanges occurred.
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