Food preference table

This table summarises the observations about food plant preference of the eight breeders.  The findings are preliminary and may change.  Legend of figures is at bottom.

Indeed, we now believe Larix is an important food plant in the majority of the species range.  In Fennoscandia it is not available at the natural habitat, and is replaced by various bog shrubs and herbs.

Person code Grows at sum average weight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
n of caterpillars at start habitat 105

16 15 15 14 13 6 7 19
Menyanthes trifoliata yes 3 3,0 1


3



Larix sibirica/gmelini/cajanderi yes 10 2,0 5 3
2 2
1 2
Rubus chamaemorus yes 8 2,0 4 2
1 3 2


Comarum palustre yes 2 2,0 1


2



Viola riviniana yes 2 2,0 1


2



Vaccinium uliginosum yes 7 1,8 4 2
1 3 1


Salix phylicifolia / (cultivated, with narrow leaves) yes 5 1,7 3

3
0
2
Andromeda polifolia yes 1 0,5 2 0

1



Vaccinium oxycoccos/microcarpum yes 1 0,5 2

0 1



Picea abies yes 2 0,5 4 1 1 0

0

Ledum palustre yes 0 0,0 5 0
0 0 0 0

Vaccinium myrtillus yes 0 0,0 4 0
0
0 0

Chamaedaphne calyculata yes 0 0,0 3 0

0
0

Betula pendula yes 0 0,0 2

0 0



Vaccinium vitis-idaea yes 0 0,0 2

0
0


Calluna vulgaris yes 0 0,0 1


0



Betula nana yes 0 0,0 1 0






Rhamnus frangula yes 0 0,0 1
0





Usnea yes 0 0,0 1
0





Equisetum sylvaticum yes 0 0,0 1

0




Pinus sylvestris yes 0 0,0 1

0




Poaceae yes 0 0,0 1

0




Empetrum nigrum yes 0 0,0 1


0



Pinus cembra ? 0 0,0 1 0






Abies balsamea/sibirica ? 0 0,0 1


0



Persicaria maculosa
3 3,0 1


3



Plantago major
13 2,6 5

3 3 3 1 3
Taraxacum officinale
15 2,5 6 3
3 0 3 3 3
Ribes rubrum (cultivated)
2 2,0 1




2

Rumex crispus
2 2,0 1

2




Polygonum lapathifolium
2 2,0 1


2



Rubus saxatilis
2 2,0 1


2



Polygomum viviparum
1 1,0 1


1



Rubus idaeus
3 0,8 4 0
0 1 2


Achillea millefolium
0 0,0 2 0
0




Rumex acetosa
0 0,0 1


0



Ribes nigrum (cultivated)
0 0,0 1




0

Trifolium pratense
0 0,0 1





0
Sonchus sp.
0 0,0 1



0


Artemisia vulgaris
0 0,0 1



0


Lysimachia vulgaris
0 0,0 1


0



Filipendula ulmaria
0 0,0 1


0
















Codes: 3=preferred, 2=accepted, 1=tasted, 0=not touched, blank=no data











Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith