@article {21461, title = {Color attraction of the crepuscular hawk moth (Nephele hespera) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)}, journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Technology}, volume = {13}, year = {2017}, month = {05/2017}, pages = {403-411}, chapter = {403}, abstract = {

\"The crepuscular hawk moth (Nephele hespera) belongs to the family Sphingidae, subfamily Macroglossinae. Hawk moths is known as a pollinator in nature. It is a stenophagous organism which the larva feed only young karunda leaves (Carissa carandas L.). The objectives of this study is to investigate the color and\  structure of karunda flowers (n=30), crepuscular hawk moths\’ proboscis, and the color of artificial flowers attraction and amount of 25\% honey solution uptake of the hawk moths. The results showed that karunda\’s flowers were white color with a tubular shaped flowers (averaged 19.20\±1.16 mm long). The proboscis length of the male and female hawk moth was 46.03\±2.33 and 44.03 \± 2.08 mm, respectively. The uptake of honey solution from violet, yellow, pink, white and chartreuse green of artificial flowers was 0.51\±0.04, 0.53\±0.08, 0.55\±0.09, 0.60\±0.15 และ 0.64\±0.12 ml/adult, respectively. The frequency visit of adult hawk moths to various colors of artificial flowers was presented in order from high to low was as follows: chartreuse green, white, yellow, pink and violet.\"

}, keywords = {APOCYNACEAE, CARISSA, FLOWER COLOUR, NEPHELE, POLLINATION, PROBOSCIS, SPHINGIDAE}, issn = {1686-9141}, url = {http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v13_n3_\%202017_May/9_IJAT_13(3)_2017_Danarun\%20S._Entomology.pdf}, author = {Dararun, S. and Bumroongsook, S. and Tigvattananont, S.} }