Techniques for studying Maculinea butterflies: I. Rearing Maculinea caterpillars with Myrmica ants in the laboratory

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-84

  Wardlaw, J C ^a   Elmes, G W ^a   Thomas, J A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Collection; Culture; Maculinea; Myrmica

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; MACULINEA; MYRMICA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 0002690905     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009648908035     Document Type: Article

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