Myrmica schencki (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as the primary host of Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) at heathlands in Eastern Poland

Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1 B, 2010, Pages 95-106

  Sielezniew, Marcin ^a   Włostowski, Michał ^a   Dziekańska, Izabela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Association for Butterfly Conservation TOM   (Poland)

Author keywords

Host specificity; Maculinea; Myrmecophily; Myrmica schencki; Neotypus coreensis; Phengaris arion; Poland

Indexed keywords

ARION; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA; MYRMICA; MYRMICA SABULETI; MYRMICA SCHENCKI; NEOTYPUS; PHENGARIS;

EID: 77349100377     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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