Non-Invasive Sampling Reveals Genetic Differentiation and Lineage Structure in the Rare Butterfly <i>Luehdorfia chinensis</i> Leech (Lepidoptera Papilionidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolNon‐invasive sampling was evaluated as a genetic tool for the rare butterfly Luehdorfia chinensis using naturally shed materials. Fifth‐instar larval exuviae provided high‐quality mitochondrial DNA and enabled robust population genetic analyses.
Yang WJ +8 more
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Mechanisms of Aristolochic Acid Resistance in Specialist Butterflies and Evolutionary Insights for Potential Protective Pathways. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)The study provides an extreme example of insect adaptation to highly toxic defenses of host plants, and investigates the complex strategies to resist carcinogenic aristolochic acids, including physical isolation, metabolic detoxification, and DNA repair.
Luan Y +20 more
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The Coevolution of Colour Patterns and Hindwing Shapes on a Large Phylogenetic Scale Reveals Predation-Driven Adaptive Syndromes in Swallowtail Butterflies. [PDF]
Ecol LettBy combining computer vision and morphometrics on museum specimens, we show that hindwing tail shape and colour patterns evolved in concert across swallowtails. Long‐tailed species display contrasted stripes and marginal spots, suggesting coevolution of deflective traits promoted by natural selection by predators.
Puissant A +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2009 The feeding behaviour of specialist butterflies may be affected by the mechanical and chemical characteristics of the tissues of their host-plants. Larvae of the butterfly, Battus polydamas archidamas feed only on Aristolochia chilensis, which contains ...
CARLOS Fernando Pinto Navia +2 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2011 Larvae of the butterfly, Battus polydamas archidamas (Papilionidae: Troidini) feed exclusively on aristolochic acid (AAs)-containing Aristolochia species (Aristolochiaceae).
CARLOS Fernando Pinto Navia +2 more
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Feature dataset of Chinese papilionidae specimen image
中国科学数据, 2022 Feature dataset of Chinese papilionidae specimen image is created in the researches of butterfly image recognition. This dataset collects the color, texture and shape features from 390 pre-processed specimen images
Wang Jiangning, Han Yan, Ji Liqiang
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European Journal of Entomology, 2012 The adult demographic parameters, mobility, nectar choice and how the spatial distribution of males and females of Z. polyxena is affected by the distribution and abundance of host-plants, and adults of the opposite sex was studied in a population of ...
Tatjana Çelik
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Life history of Papilio (Druryia) meriones Felder & Felder (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Madagascar [PDF]
ZooKeysThe swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) have been researched extensively as a model species in biology, ecology, and conservation biology.
Sixun Ge, Lili Ren, Shaoji Hu
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Heat drastically alters floral color and pigment composition without affecting flower conspicuousness. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise Floral pigments primarily serve to attract pollinators through color display and also contribute to protection against environmental stress. Although pigment composition can be plastically altered under stress, its impact on pollinator color perception remains poorly understood.
Narbona E +6 more
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Phylogenetic and Comparative Genomics Study of Papilionidae Based on Mitochondrial Genomes [PDF]
GenesSite Luo, Xiao Ya Tang, Zhen-Tian Yan
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