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Changes in the Butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Winneshiek County, Iowa After 90 Years [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In 1908, Bert Porter reported the presence of 73 species of butterflies in the Decorah, Iowa area. Since then, no systematic surveys of the butterflies in the Decorah area have been completed despite extensive habitat changes and degradation of native ...
Bovee, Jennifer A, Larsen, Kirk J
core   +2 more sources

A systematic review of the endangered genus Petrocerus Callaghan, 1979 (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) reveals two new overlooked species

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 64, Issue 4, November 2025.
Abstract Taxonomy is a fundamental discipline for biology, especially for the effective conservation of biodiversity. Here, we performed a review of Petrocerus Callaghan, 1979, an endangered and hitherto monotypic butterfly genus endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Fernando M. S. Dias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mariposas asociadas a bosques en Solano, Caquetá, Amazonia Colombiana (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2021
Hicimos un muestreo de las mariposas de algunos bosques del municipio de Solano, departamento de Caquetá, en la Amazonia colombiana. La recolección de mariposas se llevó a cabo durante cuatro días consecutivos en cuatro localidades de estudio, utilizando
Jonathan Ramos Artunduaga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revalidation of Pedaliodes lithochalcis BUTLER & DRUCE, description of a new species from Peru and Bolivia and of a new subspecies of P. napaea BATES from Honduras (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae : Satyrinae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Pedaliodes lithochalcis, occurring in Costa Rica and Panama, has been considered for more than a century a junior synonym of P. dejecta from Guatemala. It is reinstated here as a valid species. It is shown that the two species belong to different groups
Pyrcz, Tomasz, Viloria, Angel L.
core  

Diversity and composition of tropical butterflies along an Afromontane agricultural gradient in the Jimma Highlands, Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Afromontane landscapes are typically characterized by a mosaic of smallholder farms and the biodiversity impacts of these practices will vary in accordance to local management and landscape context.
Barlow   +52 more
core   +3 more sources

An Untapped and Undocumented Butterfly Diversity in a Rapidly Urbanizing and Fragmenting Forest Habitat in Pokhara, Nepal: First Checklist and Implications for Conservation and Ecotourism

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.
Documenting indicator taxa such as butterflies is crucial in biodiversity hotspots such as the Himalayas, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Pokhara, Nepal. This study recorded 225 butterfly species in the Methlang Forest area of Lakeside, Pokhara, including new and long‐absent national records.
Sajan KC
wiley   +1 more source

High Andean butterflies from southern Peru, I. Dry puna Satyrinae, with the description of two new taxa and three new records from Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2014
This is the first part of a series of contributions to the knowledge of the high Andean butterfly fauna in southern Peru. In this work the butterfly species of the subfamily Satyrinae present in the dry puna of Peru are reviewed.
José Alfredo Cerdeña   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immature stages of the butterfly Magneuptychia libye (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) [PDF]

open access: yesNeotropical Entomology, 2008
The immature stages of the butterfly Magneuptychia libye (L.) are described, and their morphology is compared with other Neotropical Satyrinae.
Kaminski, Lucas A., Freitas, André V.L.
openaire   +4 more sources

Rainfall but not selective logging affect changes in abundance of tropical forest butterfly in Sabah, Borneo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
We investigated the effects of rainfall on the distribution and abundance of the satyrine butterfly Ragadia makuta in selectively logged and unlogged forest on Borneo. In 1997-98, there was a severe El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drought, and annual
Chey, V K   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Changes in Vegetation Cover and Their Effects on the Diversity of Fruit‐Feeding Butterflies

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 7, July 2025.
We used fruit‐feeding butterfly diversity as a bioindicator of deforestation for implementing pastures in Brazilian tropical dry forests. A total of 1091 individuals belonging to 35 species of the Nymphalidae family were sampled. Changes in land cover and tree density were important factors in explaining butterfly diversity.
Gabriela de Araújo Silva   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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