Masters Project (Petra Oberpaul) "Adaptation of Hadena bicruris (Noctuidae) to its host-plant Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae)"

Objectives

One part of Petra's work was to test in feeding experiments if different Caryophyllaceae can act as host plants in Hadena bicruris. 

Results

Fruit capsules of different Caryophyllaceae species
Dianthus barbatus	Silene latifolia	Silene vulgaris	Silene dioica

_{Andreas Jürgens}