Winter survival of Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a new resident butterfly for Britain and Ireland?

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-103

  Fox, Richard ^a   Dennis, Roger L H ^b,c  

^a BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Climate change; Lepidoptera; Migration; Nymphalidae; Recording; Vanessa atalanta

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; VANESSA ATALANTA;

EID: 77952047133     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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