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Distribution shifts are a common response in butterflies to a warming climate. Hong Kong has documented records of several new butterfly species in recent decades, comprising a high proportion of tropical species, some of which have successfully ...
Tsun Fung Au, T. Bonebrake
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Many studies report the migratory status of Vanessa atalanta in the Palearctic. Available evidence indicates that this species migrates north in spring to reproduce and south in autumn to reproduce in the Mediterranean area.
Mariano CUADRADO
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Notes on the Life Histories of \u3ci\u3eChlosyne\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and \u3ci\u3eAgrypon\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
Ambrosia trifida is reported for the first time as a larval food plant of Chlosyne nycteis. Chlosyne nycteis and C. harrisii are reported as hosts of Agrypon prismaticum and A.
Williams, Andrew H
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Tracing the origins and evolution of nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera) in the Atlantic Forest
Understanding the relative roles of diversification and dispersal is key to explaining large‐scale biogeographical patterns. Although both processes are known to shape biodiversity, their relative contributions remain understudied for many organisms. Here, we examine how these processes have jointly contributed to the exceptional diversity and endemism
Mar Repullés +7 more
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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 +4 more
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Phytophagous insects may be expected to prefer host-plant species on which their larvae perform best, but this has rarely been explored in grass-feeding butterflies.
Freerk MOLLEMAN +2 more
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Hypolimnas butterflies (Nymphalidae), commonly known as eggflies, are a popular model system for studying a wide range of ecological questions including mimicry, polymorphism, wing pattern evolution, and Wolbachia-host interactions.
R. Sahoo +8 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Nimfaled of alpine and subal’piyskogo high mountains of south Daghestan
Work is devoted to the study of fauna of daily butterflies of family of him fa led of alpine and subal’piyskogo high mountains of south Daghestan. Specific led of nimfaled of this district will be useful first, making 15 kinds, related to 8 births.
V. R. Mamedova
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Asymmetry in host plant preferences of two ecotypes of Boloria eunomia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
The diversity and evolution of host-plant relationships of butterflies has been the subject of much research. In this context, an interesting species is the bog fritillary Boloria eunomia.
Przemysław KLIMCZUK, Marcin SIELEZNIEW
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