Longevity of cold season noctuid moth females in captivity, according to the three experimental food treatments. ‘Banana’ refers to moths that had access to fruit slices in addition to sucrose solution as adult food. Given are means (controlling for capture date) and 95% confidence intervals. a autumn moths b adult hibernators captured in autumn and overwintered in the lab c adult hibernators captured after hibernation in the wild.

 
 
  Part of: McMannis E-M, Fiedler K (2019) Fruit-feeding in European cold season noctuid moths increases fecundity, but not longevity. Nota Lepidopterologica 42(1): 69-80. https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.42.34390