The Dusky Large Blue - Maculinea nausithous kijevensis (Sheljuzhko, 1928) in the Transylvanian basin: New data on taxonomy and ecology

Nota Lepidopterologica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-37

  Rákosy, László ^a   Tartally, András ^b,c   Goia, Marin ^d   Míhali, Ciprian ^a   Varga, Zoltán ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACULINEA ARION; MACULINEA NAUSITHOUS;

EID: 77953204763     PISSN: 03427536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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