Abstract
AbstractUsing the comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) and its close relatives as model organisms, the ubiquitous presence of seasonal plasticity and its role in the evolution of insect life cycle regulation and host plant preference are discussed. Several important features of the insect's life cycle where plasticity is important, i.e. seasonal polyphenism, life cycle regulation by photoperiod, fine-tuning of growth and development, life history traits, larval host plants and female host plant preference, are also discussed.
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