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Table 3.

Plant structures used by Zizina otis and Zizeeria maha for roosting

No. of roosting Zizina Otis
No. of roosting Zizeeria maha
Flower Fruit Leaf Receptacle* Peduncle Flower Fruit Leaf Receptacle* Stem/Peduncle
Tridax procumbens 296 235 13 5 21 62 66 1 16 -
Vernonia cinerea 388 29 13 15 14 53 13 - 6 4
Emilia sonchifolia 28 7 - 24 - 18 1 - 4 2
Mimosa pudica 49 - 10 2 - 1 - 1 - -
Fimbristylis dichotoma 29 - - - - - - - - -
Kyllinga brevifolia 22 - - - - - - - - -
Youngia japonica 20 - - 1 - 4 - - - 1
Axonopus compressus 2 - 6 - - - - - - -
Digitaria 4 - 2 - 1 1 - - - -
Ixeris chinensis 4 1 - - 2 5 1 - - -
Imperata cylindrica - - 6 - - - - 1 - -
Eragrostis amabilis 1 - 2 - - 1 - 2 - -
Sporobolus indicus 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Kyllinga nemoralis 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Ageratum conyzoides 1 - - - - - - - - -
Hedyotis corymbosa 1 - - - - - - - - -
Conyza bonariensis - - - - - - - - - -
Total 847 272 53 47 38 147 81 5 26 7
Average height (mean ± se) 23.6 ± 0.2 22.3 ± 0.3 19.8 ± 0.8 24.9 ± 0.9 21.9 ± 0.9 28.7 ± 0.8 24.6 ± 0.6 22.8 ± 2.4 27.4 ± 1.3 26.3 ± 1.0

*Receptacle: This specifically refers to the part after fruit dispersal.