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An annotated catalogue of the Procridinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

open access: yesSHILAP
Almost 90 years have passed after the last publication of a catalogue of the family Zygaenidae of the world (Bryk, 1936). At that time there was no correct understanding of the taxonomic, genetic and ecological framework of the subfamily Procridinae ...
Konstantin A. Efetov, Gerhard M. Tarmann
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity in warning coloration: selective paradox or the norm? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aposematic theory has historically predicted that predators should select for warning signals to converge on a single form, as a result of frequency-dependent learning.
Abram   +424 more
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Materials to the Lepidoptera fauna of Tsimlyansk Sands in Rostov Region of Russia. Report I [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The study provides the latest information on the Heterocera fauna of Tsimlyansk Sands in Rostov Region. This sands near Don River (Rostov and Volgograd regions of Russia) have the fluvio-glacial Pleistocene origin, unique landscapes with sand dunes ...
E.A. Khachikov   +2 more
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Preliminary results of pheromone identification in Zygaena loti, and the potential for pheromones in burnet moth conservation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Zygaena loti scotica (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) is a threatened species endemic to Western Scotland. Its known distribution is currently limited to approximately 10km2 in Western Argyll, which are under careful management for the insect’s ...
Burman, J.   +11 more
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Relic elements in Lepidoptera-fauna of the steppe zone of Southern Russia. II. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In the second part of the article 31 species of Lepidoptera known from the Rostov-on-Don area were observed. They are, from the following families: Noctuidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Lycaenidae, Pieridae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Lecithoceridae ...
A.N. Poltavsky   +2 more
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Herbivore Adaptations to Plant Cyanide Defenses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
As plants are fixed to their habitat they produce specialized metabolites as chemical defenses to fight off herbivores. As an example, many plants produce cyanogenic glucosides and release toxic cyanide upon tissue damage (“cyanide bomb”).
Herfurth, Anna-Maria   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The Butterfly Fauna Of The Italian Maritime Alps:Results Of The «Edit» Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Cerrato, Cristiana, Balletto, Emilio (2015): The butterfly fauna of the Italian Maritime Alps: results of the EDIT project.
Alberti B.   +118 more
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Distribución y fenología de las especies de la familia Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 en la provincia de Ávila (España) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2013
Se presenta por primera vez, una recopilación de la información faunística y fenológica de todas las especies de la familia Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 en la provincia de Ávila (España). En total, se estudian 691 ejemplares de 19 taxones: 12 Zygaeninae, 1
J. C. Vicente-Arranz   +2 more
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Datos faunísticos de los Zygaenidae en la provincia de Guadalajara (España) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2008
Presentamos una recopilación de datos faunísticos y fenológicos de las especies de la familia Zygaenidae encontradas en la provincia de Guadalajara (España).
R. Pérez Fernández
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The form and function of warning signals in Lepidoptera, with a special focus on burnet moths (Zygaenidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Many species use visual features to avoid predation by several methods, such as concealing themselves, deceiving predators and hindering capture. One of the most striking strategies is aposematism, or warning coloration, in which prey use conspicuous ...
Briolat, Emmanuelle Sophie
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