Thermal effects on metabolic rate in diapausing Pieris rapae butterflies

appear to acclimate to higher temperature by lowering their metabolic rates in response to months of chronic warming. Overall, these patterns suggest that this species could be resilient to winter warming, at least in the context of energetics. However, the precise mechanisms underlying these responses remain to be characterized. Thus, future research-e.g., on the genetic underpinnings of energetics in the context of warming-could further elucidate the relative vulnerability of diapausing insects to future winter warming.