The parasitoid complex attacking coexisting Spanish populations of Euphydryas aurinia and Euphydryas desfontainii (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Melitaeini)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 553-568

  Stefanescu, Constantí ^a   Planas, Josep ^b   Shaw, Mark R ^c  

^a Museu de Granollers Ciencies Naturals   (Spain)

^b National Museums of Scotland ^*  (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Euphydryas aurinia; Euphydryas desfontainii; Parasitoid complex; Secondary parasitism

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COEXISTENCE; EGG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MORTALITY; PARASITISM; PARASITOID;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

COTESIA; EUPHYDRYAS; EUPHYDRYAS AURINIA; EUPHYDRYAS DESFONTAINII; LEPIDOPTERA; MELITAEINI; NEOCHRYSOCHARIS; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 61649085258     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802610444     Document Type: Article

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