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Butterflies are known to make extensive use of their visual, olfactory and gustatory senses when selecting both flowers for feeding and host plants for oviposition (Lewis & Lipani, 1990; Traynier, 1984). Moreover, in the case of the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae L., Traynier (1979, 1984, 1986) has shown that females are able to associate the visual appearance of a substrate with its gustatory acceptability for oviposition. This visual-gustatory association is stored in the memory for several days and expresses itself in preferential landing on the substrate that carries oviposition stimulating chemicals. P. rapae failed to learn about deterrents (Traynier, 1987).
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van Loon, J.J.A., Everaarts, T.C., Smallegange, R.C. (1992). Associative learning in host-finding by female Pieris brassicae butterflies: relearning preferences. In: Menken, S.B.J., Visser, J.H., Harrewijn, P. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships. Series Entomologica, vol 49. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1654-1_54
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