Tarsal Contact Chemosensory Hairs of the Large White Butterfly Pieris Brassicae and Their Possible Role in Oviposition Behavior
September 1973
in “
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
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Studysummary In this study, the researchers found that female Pieris brassicae butterflies have more "B-type" chemoreceptory hairs on their forelegs, which may be involved in selecting oviposition sites through detecting mustard oil glucosides.
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