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Description of two new species of the groundstreak genus Arzecla Duarte et Robbins, 2010 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini) from Colombia [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019
Two species of Arzecla Duarte et Robbins, 2010 are described from Colombia, namely: Arzecla straboris Bálint, sp. n. (type locality: El Aguila, Manizales, Caldas), and Arzecla straelena Bálint, sp. n. (type locality: Cerro Ingrumá, Riosucio, Caldas),
Zs. Bálint, G. Katona, K. Kertész
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Adaptive significance of the prolonged diapause in the western Mediterranean lycaenid butterfly Tomares ballus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2017
Diapause is a common dormancy strategy exhibited by many species of invertebrates and insects to temporarily avoid seasonally recurring unfavourable conditions for their development, most usually in winter.
Rafael OBREGÓN, Juan FERNÁNDEZ HAEGER, Diego JORDANO   +2 more
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A List of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area [PDF]

, 2017
A survey of the adult butterfly fauna of the La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, Union County, Illinois, was conducted from March through July in 1979, and March through November in 1980.
McPherson, J. E, Sites, R. W
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Diversity and endemism of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India

Journal 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, S. Nikhil, K. G. Ajay, P. O. Nameer   +3 more
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False heads and sexual behaviour in a hairstreak butterfly, Callophrys xami (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2021
In several butterflies, the posterior end of the hindwings resembles a butterfly head when the butterfly is perched with its wings closed. There is evidence that this "false head" (FH) deflects predator attacks towards non-vital parts of the body. If the
Camilo MEDINA, Carlos CORDERO
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Synchronisation of egg hatching of brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) and budburst of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) in a warmer future [PDF]

, 2010
Synchronisation of the phenology of insect herbivores and their larval food plant is essential for the herbivores’ fitness. The monophagous brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) lays its eggs during summer, hibernates as an egg, and hatches in April or May ...
A Koschuh, A. Winterink, ASJ Buse, C Both, C Stefanescu, CAM Swaay Van, F Bink, F Bink, F Bos, F Fartmann, FE Wielgolaski, G. de Graaf, H Dudler, H. H. de Vries, HG Andrewartha, JA Fordyce, JH Myers, JM Scriber, KM Clancy, L. Teunissen, L. Vogelaar, LA Schroeder, M Asch Van, M Asch Van, M. E. Visser, ME Visser, MJ Raupp, MJ Tauber, PD Coley, R Harrington, R. van der Velde, RC Dewar, RE Forkner, RR Sokal, S Dongen Van, S. H. Ens, SR Loarie, T Klemola, T Merckx   +38 more
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New host records of polyphagous Lepidoptera on Ban Oak Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus (Fabaceae) in the Garhwal Himalaya, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
The paper provides information on the life history stages of 12 species of Lepidoptera recorded for the first time feeding on Ban Oak Quercus leucotrichophora in Garhwal Himalaya, supported by images along with their distribution range and host plants ...
Arun Pratap Singh, Kalpana Bahuguna, Gaurav Chand Ramola   +2 more
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Phylogenetic inference of Plebejus argus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) using its complete mitochondrial genome with an extra copy of tRNASer

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) has a mitochondrial genome of 15,426 bp. It consists 13 protein-coding genes, 23 tRNAs with an extra copy of tRNASer, two ribosomal RNA genes, and an AT-rich control region. Using
Yan Zhou, Shaoquan Wang, Ning Wang, Zhuoying Liang, Huahan Zhong, Yanlin Liu, Bin Liang   +6 more
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Factors Affecting Abundance of Adult Karner Blues (\u3ci\u3eLycaeides Melissa Samuelis\u3c/i\u3e) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Wisconsin Surveys 1987-95 [PDF]

, 2017
At 141 pine-oak barrens in central and northwestern Wisconsin, 3,702 Karner blues (Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov) were found in 81.1 hr of transect surveys during spring and 6,094 individuals in 116.6 hr during sum­mer.
Swengel, Ann B, Swengel, Scott R
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Catálogo do acervo de borboletas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) depositadas no Museu de História Natural da Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

EntomoBrasilis, 2010
O material de Papilionoidea (Lepidoptera) das Irmãs Figueiredo encontra-se depositado no Museu de História Natural da Universidade Católica de Pelotas possuindo 166 espécies distribuídas em Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae e Riodinidae ...
Ricardo Russo Siewert, Eduardo José Ely Silva, Lívia Leivas Marques   +2 more
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