Microhabitat preferences of Maculinea teleius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in a mosaic landscape

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 731-736

  Batáry, Péter ^a   Örvössy, Noemi ^a   Körösi, Ádám ^a   Vályinagy, Marianna ^a   Peregovits, László ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Foodplant; Grazing; Habitat use; Host ant; Lycaenidae; Maculinea teleius; Microhabitat; Wet meadow

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; GRAZING; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; SURVIVAL;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; MACULINEA ARION; MACULINEA TELEIUS; MOLINIA; MOLINIA CAERULEA; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS; PAPILIONOIDEA; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS; STACHYS; STACHYS PALUSTRIS; STACHYS PALUSTRIS PALUSTRIS; TYPHA; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 36248988624     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.093     Document Type: Article

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