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The known Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) of the provinces and territories of Canada are summarised, and current knowledge is compared to the state of knowledge in 1979. A total of 5405 species are known to occur in Canada in 81 families, and a further 50 species have been reported but are unconfirmed.
Pohl, Gregory R. +3 more
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Population Genetic Structure of a Rare Butterfly in a Fragmented South Florida Ecosystem
We investigated the genetic structure and diversity between populations of a rare butterfly, the Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunnea floridensis E. Bell and W.
Emily Heffernan +5 more
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Integrative taxonomic revision of Capilla Grishin, 2023, subgenus of Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1896 (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrginae, Carcharodini), with descriptions of four new species [PDF]
The taxonomy of the subgenus Staphylus (Capilla) is reviewed, including redescriptions of known species, identification keys, and detailed distribution maps. The female genitalia of Staphylus (Capilla) azteca (Scudder, 1872), S.
José Ricardo Assmann Lemes +4 more
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Blue Morpho Butterfly Morpho peleides Kollar (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
The blue morpho butterfly, also known as the peleides blue morpho or common blue morpho, is a brightly colored butterfly abundant in tropical environments in Central and South America.
Haleigh A. Ray, Jacqueline Y. Miller
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We provide the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of the poorly known South American butterfly genus Zischkaia Forster, 1964, hitherto regarded as including three described species.
Shinichi Nakahara +11 more
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Light environment drives evolution of color vision genes in butterflies and moths
Yash Sondhi et al. annotate the genomes and transcriptomes of 175 Lepidoptera species and identify 14 independent opsin duplications associated with bright environments.
Yash Sondhi +4 more
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Better Understanding the Potential Importance of Florida Roadside Breeding Habitat for the Monarch
The North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has declined significantly over the past two decades. Among the many other factors, loss of breeding habitat has been implicated as a potential leading driver.
Jaret Daniels +5 more
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A database and checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera) from Colombia [PDF]
Molecular DNA sequence data allow unprecedented advances in biodiversity assessments, monitoring schemes, and taxonomic works, particularly in poorly explored areas.
Leidys Murillo-Ramos +4 more
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ALLOW us to correct a slight error in the address of the President of the Royal Society, as reported in NATURE last week. He speaks of the “completion” of the “Lepidoptera of Ceylon” having been presented to the Library, whereas it is only the first of the three volumes of that work which is as yet complete.
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Contribution to knowledge of the Balkan Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera: Macrolepidoptera)
One species Caradrina draudti (Boursin, 1936) is reported here as a new for continental Europe, one species is new for the Balkan Peninsula and Bulgaria, one species is confirmed for the Balkan Peninsula, two species are new for the Republic of North Macedonia and two others are reported for the second time from this country.
Beshkov, Stoyan, Nahirnić-Beshkova, Ana
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