Ecology and distribution of a newly discovered population of the federally threatened Euproserpinus euterpe (Sphingidae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-50

  Jump, Peter M ^a   Longcore, Travis ^b   Rich, Catherine ^b  

^a The Urban Wildlands Group ^*  (United States)

^b The Urban Wildlands Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Camissonia campestris; Endangered species; Erodium cicutarium; Grazing; Invasive species; Kern Primrose Sphinx Moth; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOTH; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; CARRIZO PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

CAMISSONIA CAMPESTRIS; CARRIZO; ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; EUPROSERPINUS EUTERPE; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES; PRIMULA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 33646424072     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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