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Inhabiting warm microhabitats and risk-spreading as strategies for survival of a phytophagous insect living in common pastures in the Pyrenees

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2012
The breakdown of the transhumant grazing system in the Spanish Pyrenees has led to a severe decline in the area of pastures. However, in the high mountain zone there are still large areas of species-rich grasslands.
Gregor STUHLDREHER   +2 more
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The First Records in Illinois of \u3ci\u3eHeliconius Charitonius\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Heliconiidae) and \u3ci\u3ePhoebis Agarithe\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) Our key to Illinois butterflies, exclusive of the skippers (Hesperiidae), was published in 1980. It includes those butterflies listed by Irwin and Downey in their 1973 Illinois checklist plus two species,Anaea aidea (Guerin-Meneville ...
McPherson, J. E, Sites, R. W
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Differences in the development of the closely related myrmecophilous butterflies Maculinea alcon and M. rebeli (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2007
The initially phytophagous caterpillars of Maculinea alcon and M. rebeli complete their development in Myrmica ant colonies as social parasites. Recent genetic studies show no differences at the species level among various populations of each butterfly ...
Marcin SIELEZNIEW, Anna M. STANKIEWICZ
doaj   +1 more source

The lesser-known Kumaon Meadow Blue Polyommatus dux Riley, 1926 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Polyommatini) from Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya [PDF]

open access: yesКавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019
In spite of that Western Himalaya (Garhwal and Kumaon) geographically seems to be Oriental, the fauna of this high mountainous area has strong affinities with the Palaearctic region.
G.N. Das   +4 more
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Cunoniaceae, nuevo registro de familia de plantas hospederas para los géneros altoandinos Penaincisalia y Micandra (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2022
Orugas de dos especies altoandinas de Eumaeini (Lycaenidae: Theclinae) fueron halladas consumiendo hojas de Weinmannia crassifolia Ruiz & Pav., 1802 (Cunoniaceae). La colecta se realizó usando la técnica de colecta por golpeo.
Christophe Faynel, Robert K. Robbins
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Significant Range Extension of \u3ci\u3eLeptotes Marina\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Into New York State [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) The Marine Blue, Leptotes marina (Reakirt) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), is resident from the southwestern United States south through Mexico to Guatemala, with strays reported no further northeast than extreme northwestern Indiana and extreme ...
Andrle, Robert F, Gall, Wayne K
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Divergent patterns in the mitochondrial and nuclear diversity of the specialized butterfly Plebejus argus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2011
Plebejus argus is a model species for studying the biology, population ecology and genetics of butterflies. It is patchily distributed throughout most of its European range and considered to be sedentary.
Marcin SIELEZNIEW   +5 more
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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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Primeras citas de Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) en la provincia de A Coruña

open access: yesBoletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología
First records of Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in A Coruña ...
Iván Orois Longarela, Martiño Cabana
doaj   +1 more source

Contrasting levels of polymorphism in cross-amplified microsatellites in two endangered xerothermophilous, obligatorily myrmecophilous, butterflies of the genus Phengaris (Maculinea) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2009
We analysed the polymorphism of cross-amplified microsatellite loci in two endangered butterflies of the genus Phengaris, which inhabit warm grasslands. Specimens of P. arion and P. 'rebeli' collected in Poland showed contrasting levels of variability in
Robert RUTKOWSKI   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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