Moths in fragments: Insights into the biology and ecology of the Australian endangered golden sun moth Synemon plana (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in natural temperate and exotic grassland remnants

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1093-1104

  Richter, Anett ^a   Osborne, Will ^a   Hnatiuk, Sarah ^b   Rowell, Alison ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Friends of Grasslands   (Australia)

^c not available   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Chilean needlegrass; Conservation; Golden sun moth; Monitoring; Synemon plana

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MOTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CANBERRA;

AUSTRODANTHONIA; AUSTROSTIPA; CASTNIIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NASSELLA NEESIANA; POACEAE; RYTIDOSPERMA; SYNEMON PLANA;

EID: 84888829954     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-013-9589-1     Document Type: Article

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