Patterns of richness, composition, and distribution of sphingid moths along an elevational gradient in the Andes-Amazon region of southeastern Peru

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-76

  Ignatov, Igor I ^a   Janovec, John P ^b   Centeno, Pedro ^b   Tobler, Mathias W ^b   Grados, Juan ^c   Lamas, Gerardo ^c   Kitching, Ian J ^d  

^a International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS)   (Russian Federation)

^b BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazon; Andes Mountains; Peru; Sphingidae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLOUD FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLIGHT; FLORISTICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; MONTANE FOREST; MOTH; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONAS [PERU]; ANDES; PERU;

LEPIDOPTERA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 79251477165     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN09083     Document Type: Article

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