Differences in the development of the closely related myrmecophilous butterflies Maculinea alcon and M. rebeli (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-444

  Sielezniew, Marcin ^a,c   Stankiewicz, Anna M ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Gentiana cruciata; Gentiana pneumonanthe; Growth rate; Host ant specificity; Larval diapause; Lycaenidae; Maculinea alcon; Maculinea rebeli; Myrmecophily; Myrmica ants; Poland

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOMASS; BUTTERFLY; CATERPILLAR; ENTOMOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; HOST SPECIFICITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

FORMICIDAE; GENTIANA; GENTIANA CRUCIATA; GENTIANA PNEUMONANTHE; GENTIANACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA ALCON; MACULINEA REBELI; MYRMICA; MYRMICA SABULETI; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 34848861315     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.063     Document Type: Article

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