A Rearing Method for Argynnis (Speyeria) diana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) That Avoids Larval Diapause
Table 1
Egg production and survival of Argynnis diana females held in captivity for rearing and their progeny.
Butterfly ID
Total number of eggs
Number of hatched eggs (hatch rate)
Number of larvae surviving to second instar
Number of larvae surviving to last instar
Number of pupating larvae
Number of adults (% ecolosion)
NC-1
1605
746 (47%)
203 (27%)
54
24
6 (25%)
NC-2
0
0 (0%)
—
—
—
—
NC-3
1499
428 (29%)
115 (27%)
—
—
—
NC-4
1574
881 (56%)
155 (18%)
36
13
7 (54%)
NC-5
1041
771 (74%)
211 (27%)
72
19
3 (16%)
NC-6
1163
834 (72%)
427 (51%)
40
10
—
NC-7
1265
816 (65%)
280 (34%)
55
8
2 (25%)
NC-8
1386
963 (70%)
307 (32%)
—
—
—
NC Totals
9533
5440 (57%)
1698 (27%)
257
74
18 (24%)
GA-1
50
25 (50%)
15 (60%)
9
7
5 (71%)
GA-2
50
20 (40%)
6 (30%)
5
—
—
GA-3
50
29 (58%)
20 (69%)
16
9
3 (33%)
*GA Totals
150
74 (49%)
41 (53%)
30
16
8 (50%)
TN-1
50
28 (56%)
12 (43%)
4
—
—
TN-2
50
35 (70%)
29 (83%)
17
8
4 (50%)
TN-3
50
30 (60%)
25 (83%)
13
5
3 (60%)
*TN Totals
150
93 (62%)
66 (69%)
34
13
7 (54%)
*Ova collected from three females in Rabun County, GA (), as well as three females in Logan County, TN (), were donated from colleagues, E. Smith and I. Finkelstein.
