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Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.The swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon has a brown‐ and green‐coloured morph, with the brown being more common in the diapausing generation. The darker colouration of brown pupae did not confer advantages for thermoregulation when developing, but they did have lower diapause metabolic rates.
Kevin T. Roberts, Philipp Lehmann
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.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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, 2007 An annotated list of butterflies of the families of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, is presented for the first time.
Kir'yanov, Alexander +3 more
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 17, Issue 6, Page 1896-1909, June 2026.Abstract Molecular identification of insect food webs can accurately reveal complex trophic interactions and serve as a foundation for understanding ecosystem functioning and advancing biodiversity conservation. This process typically involves DNA library construction, high‐throughput sequencing and subsequent steps, including data assembly, annotation,
Xiao‐man Zhang +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 A new species of encyrtid wasp, Ooencyrtus pitosina Polaszek, Noyes & Fusu sp. n., (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae: Encyrtinae) is described as a gregarious parasitoid in the eggs of the endemic Samoan swallowtail butterfly Papilio godeffroyi (Lepidoptera ...
Andrew Polaszek +6 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract Invasive wildflowers pose a conservation paradox: While they often reduce the diversity and abundance of native wildflowers, they can provide resources for native pollinators, including imperiled species. Previous work has framed wildflower invasions as outcomes of global change, but less is known about how interacting anthropogenic drivers ...
Rebecca A. Nelson +2 more
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Description d'un Papilio du Congo français [Lep. Papilionidae]
, 1912 Le Cerf Fernand. Description d'un Papilio du Congo français [Lep. Papilionidae]. In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 17 (18),1912. pp.
Le cerf, Fernand
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT The neotropical butterfly tribe Ithomiini (Danainae) comprises about 400 species distributed from Mexico to Northern Argentina, 58 of which occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Among these are two species assigned to the genus Hyalyris Boisduval, 1870: Hyalyris fiammetta (Hewitson, 1852) and Hyalyris leptalina (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865).
André Victor Lucci Freitas +7 more
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Additions to the list of Lepidoptera (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North Kazakhstan
Acta Biologica SibiricaThe article presents the results of studying the fauna of Lepidoptera in the North Kazakhstan region in the field season of 2023. An annotated check-list includes 162 species from the families Psychidae, Plutellidae, Depressariidae, Autostichidae ...
Svyatoslav A. Knyazev
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Nouvelles formes femelles de Papilio macareus macareus Godt. [Lep. Papilionidae]
, 1933 Rousseau-Decelle Georges. Nouvelles formes femelles de Papilio macareus macareus Godt. [Lep. Papilionidae]. In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 38 (14),1933. pp.
Rousseau-Decelle, Georges
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