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Different host plant utilization ability of two closely related Melitaea species (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2015
In natural systems plant-insect interactions are influenced by several factors. For instance plants could be characterised by the presence of defensive chemicals and herbivores are forced to evolve resistance against them.
János P. TÓTH, Judit BERECZKI, Zsolt VÉGVÁRI, Edit JUHÁSZ, Zoltán VARGA   +4 more
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Quantifying the success of prey crypsis, aposematism, and evasiveness in avoiding predator attack. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract Antipredator defenses typically act at distinct stages of the predation sequence—encounter, identification, approach, and subjugation. However, their effectiveness has rarely been quantified and compared simultaneously in wild predator–prey systems.
Linke D, Hernandez Mejia J, Eche Navarro VNP, Gohil P, Ramírez García C, Salinas L, Elias M, Matos-Maraví P.   +7 more
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Changes in the life history traits of the European Map butterfly, Araschnia levana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with increase in altitude

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Climatic conditions can modify the life history traits, population dynamics and biotic interactions of species. Therefore, adaptations to environmental factors such as temperature are crucial for species survival at different altitudes.
Kathrin D. WAGNER, Jochen KRAUSS, Ingolf STEFFAN-DEWENTER   +2 more
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Demography of adults of the Marsh fritillary butterfly, Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic: Patterns across sites and seasons

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
The Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) has declined across Europe, including the Czech Republic. Current conservation strategies rely on prevention of habitat loss and degradation, and increase in habitat quality and ...
Kamil ZIMMERMANN, Pavla BLAZKOVA, Oldrich CIZEK, Zdenek FRIC, Vladimir HULA, Pavel KEPKA, David NOVOTNY, Irena SLAMOVA, Martin KONVICKA   +8 more
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Speyeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Conservation [PDF]

Insects, 2017
Speyeria (Nymphalidae) are a conspicuous component of the North American butterfly fauna. There are approximately 16 species and >100 associated subspecies (or geographical variants). Speyeria are univoltine, occupy a wide range of habitats, overwinter as first instar larvae, and feed only on native violets.
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Nymphalidae

, 2010
52. Nymphalidae brush-footed butterflies The brush-footed butterfly family consists of small to large butterflies with wide variation in appearance and wing structure. The family is primarily defined by the hairy and reduced forelegs, which are not functional for walking.
Pohl, Greg, Anweiler, Gary, Schmidt, Christian, Kondla, Norbert   +3 more
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The association between wing morphology and dispersal is sex-specific in the glanville fritillary butterfly Melitaea cinxia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2007
We examined whether dispersal was associated with body and wing morphology and individual quality, and whether such an association was sex-specific, in the Glanville fritillary butterfly Melitaea cinxia (L.) in Paldiski on the north coast of Estonia ...
Casper J. BREUKER, Paul M. BRAKEFIELD, Melanie GIBBS   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Stibochiona nicea (Gray, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) was first reported with 15,298 bp in size, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes (rrnL and rrnS),
Hangying Zhang, Qinghe Chen, Qiaoyu Xie, Qinghua Lin, Gang Sun, Yan Fang, Qinghui Shi   +6 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Minois dryas (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) with phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Minois dryas (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) is determined to be 15,195 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 non-coding AT-rich region.
Qing-Hui Shi, Xue-Qin Lin, Xiong Ye, Jian-Hong Xing, Guo-Wen Dong   +4 more
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Variation of thorax flight temperature among twenty Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2016
Thermal requirements for flight in butterflies is determined by a combination of external factors, behaviour and physical constraints. Thorax temperature of 152 butterflies was monitored with an infra-red thermometer in controlled laboratory conditions ...
Gabriel NÈVE, Casey HALL
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