Fig. 1: Validation of predicted population dynamics against field data.

Validations of the scaled model predictions against field data for locations around the world. In each case, the x-axis is time in days, and the y-axis is either the scaled abundance of individuals in a specific life stage or an average trait value. Each blue line represents the model’s prediction of the population dynamics at the corresponding ___location, the orange lines represent field observations from the same ___location. The colour of the outer box indicates the type of data that is being compared, orange boxes are for oviposition activity, which is the number of eggs predicted to present in an ovitrap, green boxes indicate larval numbers, red boxes indicate adult numbers and purple for average wing length. The ___location and year of each comparison are indicated below/above each graph, further details of each comparison can be found in Supplementary Note 1. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. A Comparisons for Europe24,25,26,77,159,160,161. B Comparisons for North America17,22,162,163,164,165. C Comparisons for Asia18,27,85,166,167,168.