Daniel Udovic Hesperoyucca whipplei Research Photos

Female yucca moth (Tegeticula maculata) ovipositing in ovary of a Hesperoyucca flower. Copyright 2001 Daniel Udovic	Female florivore (Anthoneus agavensis) ovipositing on a Hesperoyucca flower bud. Copyright 2001 Daniel Udovic
SMER Rainbow Glen 4/18/03; Click here or on photo for higher resolution copyright 2003 Daniel Udovic Dots on the above map (obtained from transformed GPS coordinates) show the relative position of flowering plants. Positions don't map exactly onto the photo because of imprecision and inaccuracies in GPS measurements, plus the angle of the panoramic photo.
A female moth "cheating" by ovipositing in a developing fruit. We are uncertain whether this is: (1) a labile behavior, (2) a behavioral polymorphism within T. maculata populations, or (3) a case of incipient speciation. Copyright 2003 Daniel Udovic	A late-instar larva of Tegeticula maculata after emerging from seed capsule. Copyright 2003 Daniel Udovic
Cencusing yucca moths at Elliot Chaparral Reserve in 2001 (pre-fire) Copyright 2001 Daniel Udovic	The capsule of a yucca moth larva (T. maculata) with exit hole. This capsule was removed from a mature fruit. Copyright 2003 Daniel Udovic

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