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Flight muscle breakdown in the green-veined white butterfly, Pieris napi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2008
Flight is important for insects but also incurs costs in terms of reduced reproductive reserves. Recent studies on butterflies have shown that thorax mass and nitrogen content decrease over the adult lifespan, suggesting that flight muscle breakdown may ...
Fredrik STJERNHOLM, Bengt KARLSSON
exaly   +3 more sources

Species richness and Spatial distribution of three Pieridae subfamilies across mainland China under past and future climates [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
The family Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is known for its ecological and conservation significance; however, little is known about its spatial distribution pattern and climate vulnerability in mainland China, complicating the formulation of effective ...
Riaz Hussain   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Taxonomic Data for Family Pieridae (Lepidoptera) in West of Mazandaran Province [PDF]

open access: yesتاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2020
The Pieridae family includes the most familiar butterflies also known as Cabbage-White and Grass Yellow. They have a long stable status of the species in this family.
Somayeh Assadian Narenji   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the body size of black-veined white, Aporia crataegi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), recorded in a natural population in response to different spring weather conditions and at different phases of an outbreak

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2021
Changes in body size in response to environmental factors (especially temperature) is one of the crucial traits studied in connection with insect adaptation to climate change.
Igor A. SOLONKIN   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Butterfly Pests (Lepidoptera) Occurring on Vegetable Crops in Poland

open access: yesJournal of Horticultural Research, 2022
There are over 2,240 butterfly species of Lepidoptera belonging to 17 families recorded in Poland. Of those, 63 phytophagous species have been noted in vegetable agrocenoses at a level of pest status.
Szwejda Jerzy Henryk
doaj   +1 more source

The first record of the genus Belenois (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from China [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2021
Family Pieridae is a large group of butterflies which contains many important pollinators as well as potential pests. Pieridae is a cosmopolitan family while the tropics harbour higher species richness.
Si-Xun Ge   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Diversity and endemism of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
In a study on the diversity and abundance of butterflies of montane forests of Eravikulam National Park in the Western Ghats, southern India, 85 species of butterflies belonging to six families were recorded.
E. R. Sreekumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic relationship and characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Colias fieldii (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Pieridae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Colias fieldii is a common seen diurnal butterflies in the fields and widely distributed in many provinces of China. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of C. fieldii. This mitogenome was 15,150 bp long
Wenrong Xian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of photoperiod on the duration of summer and winter diapause in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2006
Effect of photoperiod on the duration of summer and winter diapause was investigated in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete. By keeping naturally induced aestivating and hibernating pupae under various photoperiods, it was shown that diapause duration ...
Hai-Jun XIAO, Dong YANG, Fang-Sen XUE
doaj   +1 more source

Study on Butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Taluka Larkana, Sindh Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of Applied Research in Plant Sciences, 2023
Butterflies are elegant, beautiful, and charming insects due to their colourful squamate. They are a great source of economic and beautification and indicators for biodiversity of agroecsystem.
Ambreen Mangi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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