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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]
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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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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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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A List of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area [PDF]
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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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
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Synchronisation of egg hatching of brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) and budburst of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) in a warmer future [PDF]
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 +38 more
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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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Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, and Satyridae) Faunas of Three Peatland Habitat Types in the Lake Superior Drainage Basin of Wisconsin [PDF]
The butterflies which complete their entire life cycle within peatland habitats were documented in the Lake Superior drainage basin of northwestern Wisconsin.
Nekola, Jeffrey C
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First records of Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in A Coruña ...
Iván Orois Longarela, Martiño Cabana
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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
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