Insect eggs are exposed to a plethora of abiotic and biotic threats. Their survival depends on
both an innate developmental program and genetically determined protective traits provided …

Aposematic theory has historically predicted that predators should select for warning signals
to converge on a single form, as a result of frequency‐dependent learning. However …

The combined use of noxious chemical defences and conspicuous warning colours is a
ubiquitous anti-predator strategy. That such signals advertise the presence of defences is …

Abstract The 9-azabicyclo [3.3. 1] nonane ring system is present in several insect-and plant-
derived alkaloids.(−)-Adaline (1) and (+)-euphococcinine (2), found in secretions of …

Insects usually have cryptic colors to avoid detection by visually hunting predators. However,
if the insects acquire toxic or repellent substances against predators, some of them develop …

The final-instar larvae of Pryeria sinica Moore, 1877 (Zygaenidae) are conspicuously
colored yellow-green with black stripes and are known to escape from attacks after …

BACKGROUND Queensland fruit fly (Q‐fly) is a destructive insect pest that infests a wide
variety of agricultural plants in Australia. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is used to manage …

Two types of mimicry rings at the immature stages of Lepidoptera with black spots on the
yellow body and the red/black/white mar Page 1 Doctoral Thesis Two types of mimicry rings …

Warning color and warning color mimicry are subjects that have long been much studied as
good examples of evolution involving natural selection. Lepidopterous insects have been …