Female/male interactions Callosamia promethea

1 female/male interactions

1.1 pheromones
1.2 mate choice
1.3 number of mates

female/male interactions
pheromones

female promethea silkmoths use release of pheromones in order attract male promethea silkmoths. females remain in place, camouflaged, wait males sense pheromones , come them. females release pheromones @ specific time of day called “calling time.” c. promethea time late afternoon , evening when males sense pheromones of female travel gradient of pheromones , towards female. males able detect , locate females miles away. 1 c. promethea male has been found able detect , find female 23 miles away. distance long covered in multiple days.

mate choice

in terms of locating mates, males cannot find females unless release pheromones, females control how mate. when females send out pheromones, first male reach female mate her.

number of mates

c. promethea polyandrous, meaning females mate multiple males. however, not females practice behavior, mating single male. moth in saturniidae family known polyandrous. because c. promethea moth both diurnal (males) , nocturnal (females). allows egg laying , mating occur @ different times of day, there no trade off between 2 activities. male butterflies polygamous, well. polyandrous females more fecund, due laying more eggs. female’s eggs mature when laid.