Phenology and parasitism of the red admiral butterfly Bassaris gonerilla (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Barron, Mandy C ^a,b   Wratten, Stephen D ^b   Barlow, Nigel D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bassaris gonerilla; Echthromorpha intricatoria; Non target parasitism; Phenology; Pteromalus puparum

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; PARASITISM; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; BANKS PENINSULA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS RAPAE; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM; URTICA; VANESSA ATALANTA;

EID: 4344687193     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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