Multiple host-ant use by the predatory social parasite Phengaris (=Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-149

  Sielezniew, Marcin ^a   Dziekańska, Izabela ^b   Stankiewicz Fiedurek, Anna M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Association for Butterfly Conservation (TOM)   (Poland)

^c MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Host specificity; Maculinea arion; Myrmecophily; Myrmica

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOTOPE; BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HETEROGENEITY; HOST SPECIFICITY; PARASITE; PARASITISM; POPULATION DENSITY;

POLAND;

ARION; FORMICIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA; MACULINEA ARION; MYRMICA; MYRMICA HELLENICA; MYRMICA LOBICORNIS; MYRMICA SABULETI; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS; MYRMICA SCHENCKI; PHENGARIS; THYMUS PULEGIOIDES; THYMUS SERPYLLUM;

EID: 77954088610     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9235-0     Document Type: Article

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