A portable motor-driven decoy apparatus to lure butterflies

[mokky]

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This video shows the experiment of using a portable motor-driven decoy apparatus to lure butterflies. This apparatus was hand-made using low cost materials such as a small battery hand fun. As the video shows, it is expected to enhance the pleasure of butterfly enthusiasts, as well as to advance various studies, e.g. behavioral and ecological, of butterflies. (Takasaki et al., 2015. Bricolage of a portable motor-driven decoy apparatus to lure butterflies, Butterflies 69: 39-47)

[mokky]

If you use this apparatus, you may attract many rare and interesting species which stay at the forest canopy.

[wollastoni]

That is BRILLIANT !

I had the idea to produce one but never tried.
Please ask your friends to produce one for Delias butterflies and I will buy and try it !

[africaone]

was this tested fother families such as Nympghalidae / Charaxinae ?

[nomad]

In Britain we see them selling cheap versions of this at street stalls. Who would have thought it might be used to lure rare species down from the canopy. 

[mokky]

Thank you for your comments. It is easy to make this apparatus by yourselves. I do hope you will be able to lure many interesting Papilionidae or Pieridae (Delias) within the reach of your net. It may be possible to lure smaller species like Lycaenidae or Riodinidae also if they have strong territorial habits. mokky

[cabintom]

So what exactly is it that's being used?