蝴蝶蟲與植物

Symbiosis

報喜斑粉蝶興寄生籐

Red-base Jezebel (Delias pasithoe) and Dendrotrophe frutescens

青鳳蝶與大花紫玉盤

Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon) and Large-flowered Uvaria (Uvaria grandiflora)

谷主學習植物時並沒有排除認識其他的生物，昆蟲與植物關係密切，自然也識一些．

報喜斑粉蝶全年都會出現，最常見的時刻是最少天敵的冬季．幼蟲食物是寄生籐，廣寄生，都是常見的常綠植物．

鳳蝶的家族有很多都喜愛以芸香科植物作為寄主植物，歸因於桔，柚，檸檬在果農中的普及．大花紫玉盤屬於番荔枝科，在野外常見，也便成為在野外生長的鳳蝶 所喜愛．

Insects which are harmful to the economic crops are called pests, or else, they are just part of our mother nature. 

When I study plants, I do not ignore other creatures.  Insects and plants are closely related and, naturally, we need to learn about them as well.  

We can see Red-base Jezebel throughout the year, especially during winter when there are the least natural enemies.   Its larvae eat Dendrotrophe frutescens and Taxillus chinensis which are common evergreen.

Many of the Papilionidae family love Rutaceae spp. as their host plants.  It』s all because mandarin orange (Citrus spp.), pommelo (Citrus maxima), lemon (Citrus limon) are very popular among the orchard farmers.  Also, large-flowered Uvaria is in Annonaceae family which is common in the wild.  Thus, they are the favorite of the wildly grown papilionidae.

*translated by Mary Chung

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