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A review of the occurrence and diversity of the sphragis in butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

ZooKeys, 2017
Males of many butterfly species secrete long-lasting mating plugs to prevent their mates from copulating with other males, thus ensuring their sperm will fertilize all future eggs laid.
Ana Paula S. Carvalho, Albert G. Orr, Akito Y. Kawahara   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Conservation status of Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae): Local insight and whole distribution perspective

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 370-385, May 2025.
Mark‐release‐recapture data of E. palarica reveals low dispersal rates (<500 m) and small census population sizes (Nc = 303 and 565) in two localities from Serra do Courel (NW Spain). Microsatellite genotypes of four generations (1999–2021) from the population of Alto do Couto, in Serra do Courel, reveal a small effective population size (Ne < 100). E.
Laura Torrado‐Blanco, Miguel Carballa, Marta Vila   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex ratio of apollo butterfly Parnassius apollo (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) - facts and artifacts

European Journal of Entomology, 2004
The adult sex ratio among the genus Parnassius is usually strongly male biased and close to 2 : 1. This paper presents the results of comparative studies, on the basis of data from wild and captive reared populations of apollo butterfly in the Pieniny ...
Pawel ADAMSKI
doaj   +1 more source

First identification of Parnassius apollo and P. nomion (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) larval host plants in Mongolia

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2020
We initiated a project to study the ecology of P. apollo and the more common congener P. nomion, which is sympatric in Mongolia. One of our primary goals was to gather data on P. apollo and P.
Gantigmaa Chuluunbaatar, Kathryn Hokamp, Richard P. Reading   +2 more
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Pro‐environmental values foster support for both general and local ecological management

Restoration Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 4, May 2025.
Ecological management (including restoration) of natural habitats is crucial for preserving biodiversity and maintaining ecosystem health. While its ecological significance is apparent, successful management also requires public support and thus has a social dimension.
Jonna M. Kukkonen, Laura S. Tuominen, Jon E. Brommer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

NEW DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PARNASSIUS TENEDIUS EVERSMANN, 1851 (LEPIDOPTERA, PAPILIONIDAE) IN THE RUSSIAN ALTAI MOUNTAINS

Амурский зоологический журнал, 2015
A rare papilionid species Parnassius tenedius Eversmann, 1851 is recorded from a new locality in the South-Eastern Altai (Kosh-Agach district, 17 km NE Kokorya village ). The new location is a valuable addition to the map of distribution of this species.
R.V. Yakovlev, A.V. Kulak
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Generating Spatialised and Seasonal Deep‐Time Palaeoclimatic Information: Integration Into an Environmental‐Dependent Diversification Model

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 34, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Testing the impact of climate on diversification is a major goal of evolutionary biology. Birth‐death models like palaeoenvironment‐dependent diversification (PDD) models, for example, allow exploring the potential correlations between diversification dynamics and past environmental changes, such as temperature, among other abiotic ...
Delphine Tardif, Fabien L. Condamine, Serafin J. R. Streiff, Pierre Sepulchre, Thomas L. P. Couvreur   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clarifying the phylogeny and systematics of the recalcitrant tribe Leptocircini (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) with whole‐genome data

Systematic Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 387-414, April 2025.
Production of de novo complete whole genomes and scaffolding with new reference genomes of Leptocircini allow to extract thousands of orthologous genes for almost all species of the tribe. Extensive phylogenomic analyses allow to revise taxonomy and systematics of the group based on phylogenomic trees representing 90% of Leptocircini. Whole‐genome data
Eliette L. Reboud, Benoit Nabholz, Emmanuelle Chevalier, Bérénice J. Lafon, Marie‐ka Tilak, Carlos G. C. Mielke, Adam M. Cotton, Fabien L. Condamine   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water‐proofing mechanism of coupling structures observed in ladybird elytra and its bionic application

Droplet, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2025.
By utilizing high‐speed imaging, we observe the collision of a waterdrop with the coupling structure of elytra systems. Combining both experimental and theoretical methods, we investigate the influence of the geometry of coupling structures on the water‐proofing performance.
Jie Zhang, Hao Yang, Jiannan Cai, Junhao Shi, Yuquan Zheng, Hamed Rajabi, Jieliang Zhao, Jianing Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 80-94, January 2025.
We calculate multiple measures of genetic diversity and divergence for M. jurtina populations over 8 years in the UK and spatially across Europe. All UK populations sampled have high levels of gene flow and genetic diversity, with genetic diversity stable over time.
Matthew P. Greenwell, Marc S. Botham, Michael W. Bruford, John C. Day, Melanie Gibbs, Toke T. Høye, Dirk Maes, Ian Middlebrook, Martin Musche, Lars B. Pettersson, David B. Roy, Josef Settele, Constantí Stefanescu, Tiit Teder, Nia E. Thomas, Kevin Watts, Tom H. Oliver   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source