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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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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Susceptibility of the Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) to \u3ci\u3eBacillus Thuringiensis\u3c/i\u3e Var. \u3ci\u3eKurstaki\u3c/i\u3e Used for Gypsy Moth Suppression in Michigan [PDF]
We investigated the phenological and physiological susceptibility of the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) to Bacillus thuringiensis var.
Baue, Leah S +5 more
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Natural parasitism of the Citrus Leafminer (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) over eight years in seven citrus regions of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
The citrus leafminer (CLM) Phyllocnists citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) was frst recorded in Brazil in 1996. In 1998, the parasitoid Ageniaspis citricola Logvinovskaya (Hymenoptera: Encyrtdae) was introduced and established in many ...
Diez PA +12 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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Monitoring resistance of Cydia pomonella (L.) Spanish field populations to new chemical insecticides and the mechanisms involved [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A widespread resistance of Cydia pomonella to organophosphates was demonstrated in populations from the Spanish Ebro Valley area that showed high levels of enzymatic detoxification.
Avilla Hernández, Jesús +2 more
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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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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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First contribution to the knowledge of the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of Malta [PDF]
A total of 48 species of braconid wasps (excluding 16 Aphidiidae) are here reported as occurring in the Maltese Islands, of which 38 species are reported for the first time from this territory.
Papp, Jeno
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Registros nuevos de mariposas diurnas para Misiones, Argentina (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Misiones es la provincia argentina con mayor biodiversidad del país. En lo que respecta a Lepidoptera y en especial a mariposas diurnas existen más del doble de especies que en las restantes provincias. Sin embargo, aún hay especies de países limítrofes
Ezequiel Núñez Bustos
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