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Utilizing COI gene for the identification of thirteen Hesperiidae butterflies and determining their genetic relationship

open access: yesJournal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management, 2023
In the present study, the COI genes of thirteen species were sequenced, and NCBI GenBank homology searches of these species revealed significant similarity across diverse countries of origin.
K. Akter   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ultrastructure of androconia and surrounding scales of nine species of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2022
Abstract The ultrastructure of androconia and their surrounding scales of nine species in nine genera across four subfamilies of Hesperiidae is studied. This provides a basis for the classification and identification of some genera and species. The wing
Yue Pan, Zhuo Yu, Xiangqun Yuan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Untapped and Undocumented Butterfly Diversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing and Fragmenting Forest Habitat in Pokhara, Nepal: First Checklist and Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
Documenting indicator taxa such as butterflies is crucial in biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalayas, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Pokhara, Nepal. This study recorded 225 butterfly species in the Methlang Forest area of Lakeside, Pokhara, including new and long‐absent national records.
Kc S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

New taxa of skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from tropical Africa

open access: yesMetamorphosis, 2022
Three new species, Apallaga klaudiae sp. n., Gorgyra ziama sp. n., Andronymus teresae sp. n. and a new subspecies, Eagris tetrastigma lomana ssp. n., of skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from the tropical forest zone of Africa are described ...
S. Sáfián   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genomic DNA sequencing reveals two new North American species of Staphylus (Hesperiidae: Pyrginae: Carcharodini).

open access: yesThe taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 2022
Two new skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae) species are described from the United States: Staphylus floridus Grishin, sp. n. (type locality in Florida, Volusia Co.) and Staphylus ecos Grishin, sp. n. (type locality in Texas, Brewster Co.).
Jing Zhang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Checking the checkered taxonomy of Plötz's checkered skippers (Hesperiidae: Pyrgini).

open access: yesThe taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 2022
We present an analysis of the names proposed by Carl Plötz in 1884 for the New World species in the genus Pyrgus Hübner, [1819] facilitated by the genomic sequencing of extant primary type specimens comparatively with a larger sample of more recently ...
Jing Zhang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Variation of thorax flight temperature among twenty Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2016
Thermal requirements for flight in butterflies is determined by a combination of external factors, behaviour and physical constraints. Thorax temperature of 152 butterflies was monitored with an infra-red thermometer in controlled laboratory conditions ...
Gabriel NÈVE, Casey HALL
doaj   +1 more source

First record of Spotted Small Flat Sarangesa purendra (Moore, 1882) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
The Spotted Small Flat Sarangesa purendra (Moore, 1882) is a new addition to the butterfly checklist of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, India. This species is sighted on 02 June 2019, in Dewal area of Billawar while observing the different pollinators
Sanjeev Gupta, T. Sheikh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diversity and endemism of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
In a study on the diversity and abundance of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, southern India, 85 species of butterflies belonging to six families were recorded.
E. R. Sreekumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

New records of butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidaea, Papilionoidaea) from Daghestan (Russia) [PDF]

open access: yesКавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2009
Five new species of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Satyridae) were found in the mountains of Daghestan (Russia)
D.V. Morgun, V.V. Tikhonov
doaj   +1 more source

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