The winged females migrate to start new colonies on a new plant, often of quite a different kind.

Older females may migrate to new groups on rare occasions.

Large males that are in terminal color phase will defend breeding sites where females migrate to on a daily basis.

To lay eggs, the females migrate to the herb layers.

It is believed that females migrate after age five.

Prior to spawning, males and females migrate upstream where possible.

During spawning both males an females migrate downstream, stopping just short of estuaries.

The breeding season for D. hirtipes lasts seven months, and females must migrate to the sea to release their larvae.

Photos from camera traps showed that one female migrated 130 km, a journey which included crossing a railway and two major roads.

Mating occurs in the caves, after which the females migrate to the sea to release their fertilised eggs.