Conservation needs of the Altona skipper butterfly, Hesperilla flavescens flavescens Waterhouse (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae), near Melbourne, Victoria

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-149

  Relf, M C ^a   New, T R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire management; Gahnia filum; Restoration; Sedgeland; Tussocks

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

GAHNIA; HESPERIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 61849116288     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9138-5     Document Type: Article

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