activ ated , ▁the ▁female ▁remains ▁in ▁motion ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁cop ulate . ▁Vari ous ▁chemical ▁signals ▁such ▁as ▁male ▁ph er om ones ▁often ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁activ ate ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Also , ▁females ▁exhib it ▁mate ▁choice ▁copying . ▁When ▁vir gin ▁females ▁are ▁shown ▁other ▁females ▁cop ulating ▁with ▁a ▁certain ▁type ▁of ▁male , ▁they ▁tend ▁to ▁cop ulate ▁more ▁with ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁male ▁afterwards ▁than ▁na ive ▁females ▁( which ▁have ▁not ▁observed ▁the ▁cop ulation ▁of ▁others ). ▁This ▁behavior ▁is ▁sensitive ▁to ▁environmental ▁conditions , ▁and ▁females ▁cop ulate ▁less ▁in ▁bad ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁ ▁M ales ▁▁ ▁D . ▁mel an og aster ▁males ▁exhib it ▁a ▁strong ▁re product ive ▁learning ▁curve . ▁That ▁is , ▁with ▁sexual ▁experience , ▁these ▁f lies ▁tend ▁to ▁modify ▁their ▁future ▁m ating ▁behavior ▁in ▁multiple ▁ways . ▁These ▁changes ▁include ▁increased ▁select ivity ▁for ▁cour ting ▁only ▁in tras pec ific ally , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁decre ased ▁court ship ▁times . ▁ ▁Sex ually ▁na ï ve ▁D . ▁mel an og aster ▁males ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁spend ▁significant ▁time ▁cour ting ▁inter specific ally , ▁such ▁as ▁with ▁D . ▁sim ul ans ▁f lies . ▁Na ï ve ▁D . ▁mel an og aster ▁will ▁also ▁attempt ▁to ▁court ▁females ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁yet ▁sex ually ▁m ature , ▁and ▁other ▁males . ▁D . ▁mel an og aster ▁males ▁show ▁little ▁to ▁no ▁preference ▁for ▁D .