DOCSLIB.ORG

Seed Capsules.M 1800

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Durham E-Theses Aspects of the ecology of coleophora alticolella zeller (lepidoptepa) with particular reference to altitude Randall, Martin G. M. How to cite: Randall, Martin G. M. (1980) Aspects of the ecology of coleophora alticolella zeller (lepidoptepa) with particular reference to altitude, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/7424/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGY OF COLEOPHORA ALTICOLELLR ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA) WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ALTITUDE MARTIN G.M. RANDALL B.Sc. (Dunelm) The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without his prior written consent and information derived from it should be acknowledged. .... being a thesis presented in candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Durham, 1980 "Yesterday afternoon set in misty and cold. I had half a mind to spend it by my study fire, instead of wading through heath and mud Emily Bronte 1847. iii ABSTRACT Aspects of the ecology of the moth Coleophora alticolella have been investigated at a low-altitude site on the Cumbrian coast (15m above sea-level) and along a transect from 215m to 6lOm on the western escarpment of the northern Pennines. The larvae of this moth feed on the seeds of the rush Juncus squarrosus. Seed production by the food-plant is reduced at higher altitudes, where the climate is severe. The oviposition period is delayed with increasing altitude and the eggs are laid singly, if there are sufficient oviposition sites on the developing inflorescences. Survival of the larvae, between hatching and establishment inside the food supply, is directly related to the proportion of J. squarrosus florets developing into seed capsules. Consequently, as a result of the progressive reduction in seed capsule production with increasing altitude, there is greater mortality during larval establishment at the higher sites. Larval case production and subsequent migration to overwinter in the leaf- litter are both retarded with increasing altitude, provided that the food supply is adequate. Both the number of species of parasitic Hymenoptera, attacking the larvae, and the percentage parasitization are reduced with increasing altitude. .Hyperparasitoids were present at the lowest site. Starvation of the larvae, as a result of the reduced J. squarrosus seed production, was the most important mortality factor in the population dynamics of Coleophora alticolella at the highest altitudes. Parasitoids controlled the population at the lowest altitude. Between these two extremes, competition for food by the fourth instar larvae is most important. This acts as a density-dependent factor, reducing natality in the following spring. The larvae often eat all of the seeds produced by the food-plant in this middle region, but not at sites of higher or lower altitude. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is a pleasure to thank Dr John Coulson for his guidance and supervision during this study. I am grateful to Professor D.Barker for providing facilities in the Department of Zoology at the University of Durham. 1 should also like to thank Mr M.Rawes for permission to work at the Moor House National Nature Reserve, Lord Carlisle for granting access to the Drigg study area and many farmers in Cumbria for allowing me to conduct my research on their land. I am indebted to Dr Z.R.j.Boucek, Dr M.G. Fitton, Mr I.D. Gauld, Dr M.W.R. de V. Graham, Dr J.S. Noyes and Dr G.J. Robinson for identifying insect specimens. Many thanks also go to: Tony Baker, John Chardine, Steven Randall and Ray Williams for helping with fieldwork; Len and Nic Snowball for hospitality at Dufton,- Dr A.H. Seheult for mathematical advice and Mrs R.L. Reed for typing the manuscript. I would also like to thank the staff and research workers at Durham for helpful and constructive discussion, particularly Dr Lewis Davies, Tusi Butterfield, Callum Thomas, David Brearey and Steve Courtney. Finally, many thanks go to Amanda Jennings for proof-reading the manuscript and for her patience and encouragement. This work was financed by an N.E.R.C. research studentship. CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ... ... ... ... ... iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv CONTENTS v 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. SAMPLE SITES AND GENERAL METHODS 5 2.1 Location of the sample areas ... ... ... 5 2o2 Sample site descriptions ... ... ... ... 5 2.3 General methods ... ... ... ... ... 9 2.4 The logistic equation — ... ... ... 12 3. STUDIES ON JUNCUS SQUARROSUS, THE LARVAL FOOD-PLANT ... 14 3.1 Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 3.2 The density of Juncus squarrosus inflorescences 16 3.3 Floret production ... ... 20 3.4 The effect of altitude on flowering phenology 21 3.5 Seed capsule production ... ... ... ... 22 3.6 The number of seeds per capsule ... ... 30 3.7 Grazing of inflorescences ... ... ... 31 3.8 The density of seeds produced ... ... ... 33 3.9 Discussion ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 4. STUDIES ON THE EGGS AND OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOUR OF COLEOPHORA ALTICOLELLA 37 4.1 Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 4.2 The size of the eggs ... ... ... ... 38 4.3 The colour of the eggs ... ... ... ... 38 4.4 Oviposition sites ... ... ... ... ... 38 4.5 The density of eggs in relation to the Juncus squarrosus florets ... ... ... 40 4.6 The rate of egg-laying „ „, ... ... ... 44 4.7 The median date cf the oviposition period in relation to e.ltituds ... ... ... 47 vi Page 4.8 Ovipositlon behaviour in relation to food-plant development ... ... ... ... 48 4.9 The effect of inflorescence density on oviposition behaviour ... ... ... ... 59 4„10 Discussion ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 5. STUDIES ON THE LARVAE OF C0LE0PH0RA ALTICOLELLA ... 68 5.1 Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 5.2 Larval density in relation to the food supply 69 5.3 Larval distribution in relation to the seed capsules ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 5.4 The survival of Coleophora alticolella from egg to establishment in the seed capsule ... 74 5.5 The upper altitudinal limit of larval distribution ... ... ... ... ... 78 5.6 A comparison of larval development at 15m and 455m in 1978 ... ... ... ... ... 81 5.7 Larval case production and larval migration .. 86 5.8 Larval feeding after case production ... ... gg 5.9 Discussion ... ... ... ... ... ... lol 6. STUDIES ON THE PARASITOIDS ATTACKING COLEOPHORA ALTICOLELLA 105 6.1 Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... io5 6.2 The species of parasitoid attacking Coleophora alticolella ... ... ... 106 6.3 Elachertus olivaceus ... ... ... ... 108 6.4 Scambus brevicornis ... ... ... ... 119 6.5 Euderus viiidis ... ... ... ... ... 121 6.6 Pteromalus semotus ... ... ... ... ... 121 6.7 Gelis op. ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 6.8 Hyperparasitization by Tetrastichus endemus .. 123 Page vii 6.9 The parasitoid sex-ratios ... ... ... 125 6.10 The phenology of parasitoid attack ... 129 6.11 Parasitization of Coleophora alticolella larvae in relation to altitude ... 131 6.12 The diversity of the parasitoid guild in relation to altitude ... ... ... 136 6.13 A summary of the relationships between Coleophora alticolella and its larval parasitoids ... ... ... ... 140 6.14 Discussion ... ... , .. 140 POPULATION STUDIES ON COLEOPHORA ALTICOLELLA 146 7 a 1 Introduction ... ... ... ... 146 7„2 The life-tables 146 7.3 Analysis of the life-tables ... ... 157 7.4 Changes in the mortality in relation to altitude ... ... ... ... ... 170 7.5 A comparison of the survivorship curves at 15m and 455m ... ... ... ... ... 171 7.6 Discussion ... ... ... ... ... 172 THE EFFECT OF COLEOPHORA ALTICOLELLA ON THE SURVIVAL OF JUNCUS SQUARROSUS SEEDS 177 8.1 Introduction ... ... ... ... ... 177 8.2 Seed capsule production in 1978 ... 178 8.3 Seed capsule predation in 1978 ... ... ... 179 8.4 Seed capsule survival in 1978 ... ... ... 182 8.5 Seed survival in other years ... ... ... 184 8.6 Discussion ... ... ... ... ... 186 GENERAL DISCUSSION 188 SUMMARY 197 REFERENCES 203 APPENDICES ... 218 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Animal populations fluctuate around a mean level of abundance. However, this mean level is not the same in all parts of the animal's range; it is generally lower towards the edge of the distribution (Klomp 1962). Despite this, insects, and other animals, are usually studied where they are most abundant and conditions are favourable (Wilson 1968). Huffaker (1958), among others, has stressed that insects should be considered in both salubrious and hazardous environments. Few studies have actually achieved this, a notable exception being that of Whittaker (1971) . This thesis describes the results of an investigation into the ecology of the moor rush moth Coleophora alticolella Zeller, over a large altitudinal range in northern England; from 15m to 610m above sea-level. Previous ecological studies of this species have mainly concentrated on the upper part of this range (Pearsall 1950;
Recommended publications
  • Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) 321-356 ©Entomofauna Ansfelden/Austria; Download Unter

    Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) 321-356 ©Entomofauna Ansfelden/Austria; Download Unter

    ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Entomofauna Jahr/Year: 2007 Band/Volume: 0028 Autor(en)/Author(s): Yefremova Zoya A., Ebrahimi Ebrahim, Yegorenkova Ekaterina Artikel/Article: The Subfamilies Eulophinae, Entedoninae and Tetrastichinae in Iran, with description of new species (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) 321-356 ©Entomofauna Ansfelden/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Entomofauna ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR ENTOMOLOGIE Band 28, Heft 25: 321-356 ISSN 0250-4413 Ansfelden, 30. November 2007 The Subfamilies Eulophinae, Entedoninae and Tetrastichinae in Iran, with description of new species (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Zoya YEFREMOVA, Ebrahim EBRAHIMI & Ekaterina YEGORENKOVA Abstract This paper reflects the current degree of research of Eulophidae and their hosts in Iran. A list of the species from Iran belonging to the subfamilies Eulophinae, Entedoninae and Tetrastichinae is presented. In the present work 47 species from 22 genera are recorded from Iran. Two species (Cirrospilus scapus sp. nov. and Aprostocetus persicus sp. nov.) are described as new. A list of 45 host-parasitoid associations in Iran and keys to Iranian species of three genera (Cirrospilus, Diglyphus and Aprostocetus) are included. Zusammenfassung Dieser Artikel zeigt den derzeitigen Untersuchungsstand an eulophiden Wespen und ihrer Wirte im Iran. Eine Liste der für den Iran festgestellten Arten der Unterfamilien Eu- lophinae, Entedoninae und Tetrastichinae wird präsentiert. Mit vorliegender Arbeit werden 47 Arten in 22 Gattungen aus dem Iran nachgewiesen. Zwei neue Arten (Cirrospilus sca- pus sp. nov. und Aprostocetus persicus sp. nov.) werden beschrieben. Eine Liste von 45 Wirts- und Parasitoid-Beziehungen im Iran und ein Schlüssel für 3 Gattungen (Cirro- spilus, Diglyphus und Aprostocetus) sind in der Arbeit enthalten.
  • Dispersers and Herbivores : the Positive and Negative Effects of Consumers on Plants

    Dispersers and Herbivores : the Positive and Negative Effects of Consumers on Plants

    University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2003 Dispersers and herbivores : the positive and negative effects of consumers on plants Lindsay K. Amsberry The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Amsberry, Lindsay K., "Dispersers and herbivores : the positive and negative effects of consumers on plants" (2003). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 6684. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/6684 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Maureen and Mike MANSFIELD LIBRARY The University of Montana Permission is granted by the author to reproduce this material in its entirety, provided that this material is used for scholarly purposes and is properly cited in published works and reports. **Please check "Yes" or "No" and provide signature ** Yes, I grant permission No, I do not grant permission _________ Author's Signature: 1 (] t ^ Date : |2_ _________________ Any copying for commercial purposes or financial gain may be undertaken only with the author's explicit consent. 8/98 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Dispersers and herbivores: The positive and negative effects of consumers on plants Lindsay K.
  • Additions, Deletions and Corrections to An

    Additions, Deletions and Corrections to An

    Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE IRISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA) WITH A CONCISE CHECKLIST OF IRISH SPECIES AND ELACHISTA BIATOMELLA (STAINTON, 1848) NEW TO IRELAND K. G. M. Bond1 and J. P. O’Connor2 1Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, School of BEES, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland. e-mail: <[email protected]> 2Emeritus Entomologist, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Abstract Additions, deletions and corrections are made to the Irish checklist of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) is added to the Irish list. The total number of confirmed Irish species of Lepidoptera now stands at 1480. Key words: Lepidoptera, additions, deletions, corrections, Irish list, Elachista biatomella Introduction Bond, Nash and O’Connor (2006) provided a checklist of the Irish Lepidoptera. Since its publication, many new discoveries have been made and are reported here. In addition, several deletions have been made. A concise and updated checklist is provided. The following abbreviations are used in the text: BM(NH) – The Natural History Museum, London; NMINH – National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, Dublin. The total number of confirmed Irish species now stands at 1480, an addition of 68 since Bond et al. (2006). Taxonomic arrangement As a result of recent systematic research, it has been necessary to replace the arrangement familiar to British and Irish Lepidopterists by the Fauna Europaea [FE] system used by Karsholt 60 Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) and Razowski, which is widely used in continental Europe.
  • Monmouthshire Moth & Butterfly Group

    Monmouthshire Moth & Butterfly Group

    MONMOUTHSHIRE MOTH & BUTTERFLY GROUP NEWSLETTER No 86 August 2012. A monthly newsletter covering Gwent and Monmouthshire Vice County 35 Editor: Martin Anthoney Small Ranunculus (Hecatera dysodea ) Update Up to 1900 this small, pretty moth used to be common in Britain, mainly in eastern and southern counties. It then suffered a catastrophic decline, and by 1912 it had disappeared from most of its range. The last record was 1941 and it was assumed to be extinct in Britain. The Small Ranunculus reappeared in Britain on 26th June 1997 in Kent. In 1998 it was recorded in areas around the Thames Estuary which was formerly one of its strongholds, and on 14th July 1999 Roger James caught one in his light trap at Newport, well away from its former range. The next six years produced eleven further adult specimens to light in Roger’s garden, and in 2003 Kevin Dupé and Roger confirmed breeding when eggs and larvae were found on prickly lettuce at the Blaina Wharf site alongside the River Usk. Since then, records have been made from many sites along the Usk corridor in Newport and out as far as St Mellons in the west and Goldcliff in the east. In August 2012, Kevin Dupé found larvae in the Crindau area of Newport and also close to the footbridge over the River Usk near Rodney Parade. On 28th August, Roger James and I were recording butterflies when we found 20 Small Ranunculus larvae adjacent to Caldicot Railway Station and the following day a further one at Chepstow (Newhouse Farm Industrial Estate), next to the first Severn bridge.
  • The Little Things That Run the City How Do Melbourne’S Green Spaces Support Insect Biodiversity and Promote Ecosystem Health?

    The Little Things That Run the City How Do Melbourne’S Green Spaces Support Insect Biodiversity and Promote Ecosystem Health?

    The Little Things that Run the City How do Melbourne’s green spaces support insect biodiversity and promote ecosystem health? Luis Mata, Christopher D. Ives, Georgia E. Garrard, Ascelin Gordon, Anna Backstrom, Kate Cranney, Tessa R. Smith, Laura Stark, Daniel J. Bickel, Saul Cunningham, Amy K. Hahs, Dieter Hochuli, Mallik Malipatil, Melinda L Moir, Michaela Plein, Nick Porch, Linda Semeraro, Rachel Standish, Ken Walker, Peter A. Vesk, Kirsten Parris and Sarah A. Bekessy The Little Things that Run the City – How do Melbourne’s green spaces support insect biodiversity and promote ecosystem health? Report prepared for the City of Melbourne, November 2015 Coordinating authors Luis Mata Christopher D. Ives Georgia E. Garrard Ascelin Gordon Sarah Bekessy Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group Centre for Urban Research School of Global, Urban and Social Studies RMIT University 124 La Trobe Street Melbourne 3000 Contributing authors Anna Backstrom, Kate Cranney, Tessa R. Smith, Laura Stark, Daniel J. Bickel, Saul Cunningham, Amy K. Hahs, Dieter Hochuli, Mallik Malipatil, Melinda L Moir, Michaela Plein, Nick Porch, Linda Semeraro, Rachel Standish, Ken Walker, Peter A. Vesk and Kirsten Parris. Cover artwork by Kate Cranney ‘Melbourne in a Minute Scavenger’ (Ink and paper on paper, 2015) This artwork is a little tribute to a minute beetle. We found the brown minute scavenger beetle (Corticaria sp.) at so many survey plots for the Little Things that Run the City project that we dubbed the species ‘Old Faithful’. I’ve recreated the map of the City of Melbourne within the beetle’s body. Can you trace the outline of Port Phillip Bay? Can you recognise the shape of your suburb? Next time you’re walking in a park or garden in the City of Melbourne, keep a keen eye out for this ubiquitous little beetle.
  • Acoustic Profiling of the Landscape

    Acoustic Profiling of the Landscape

    Acoustic profiling of the landscape by Paul Brian Charles Grant Dissertation presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch Supervisor: Professor M.J. Samways Faculty of AgriSciences Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology April 2014 Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Declaration By submitting this dissertation electronically, I declare that the entirety of the work contained therein is my own, original work, that I am the sole author thereof (save to the extent explicitly otherwise stated), that reproduction and publication thereof by Stellenbosch University will not infringe any third party rights and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it for obtaining any qualification. Paul B.C. Grant Date: November 2013 Copyright © 2014 Stellenbosch University All rights reserved 1 Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za Abstract Soft, serene insect songs add an intrinsic aesthetic value to the landscape. Yet these songs also have an important biological relevance. Acoustic signals across the landscape carry a multitude of localized information allowing organisms to communicate invisibly within their environment. Ensifera are cryptic participants of nocturnal soundscapes, contributing to ambient acoustics through their diverse range of proclamation songs. Although not without inherent risks and constraints, the single most important function of signalling is sexual advertising and pair formation. In order for acoustic communication to be effective, signals must maintain their encoded information so as to lead to positive phonotaxis in the receiver towards the emitter. In any given environment, communication is constrained by various local abiotic and biotic factors, resulting in Ensifera utilizing acoustic niches, shifting species songs spectrally, spatially and temporally for their optimal propagation in the environment.
  • Lepidoptera) Species for the Lithuanian Fauna

    Lepidoptera) Species for the Lithuanian Fauna

    LIETUVOS ENTOMOLOGŲ DRAUGIJOS DARBAI. 2 (30) tomas 47 NEW DATA ON 63 RARE MOTH (LEPIDOPTERA) SPECIES FOR THE LITHUANIAN FAUNA BRIGITA PAULAVIČIŪTĖ, VYTAUTAS INOKAITIS Kaunas T. Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, Laisvės al. 106, LT-44253, Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction The first data on Lithuanian Lepidoptera were published by Carl Eduard von Eichwald (1795–1876) who was a professor of Vilnius University. In his work, Zologia specialis, 1830, he mentioned some moth species, including five species of Microlepidoptera (Ivinskis, 2003). Through the 1970’ and 1980’ numerous articles dealing with Lithuanian Microlepidoptera were published by Povilas Ivinskis, Vladimir Ivanovich Piskunov, Mikhail Kozlov, Saulius Pakalniškis, Giedrius Švitra and Ričardas Kazlauskas (Aarvik at al., 2017). More important works have been published by Povilas Ivinskis (1993, 2004). The Lepidoptera in Lithuania are not fully investigated. The last catalogue of Lithuanian Lepidoptera includes 2423 species (Aarvik et al., 2017). This article present new data on 63 rare and very rare species of moths (Lepidoptera) registered in 14 administrative districts and municipalities of Lithuania. Material and Methods The material was collected in different parts of Lithuania: in Druskininkai municipalities, Akmenė, Ignalina, Jonava, Jurbarkas, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šakiai, Šiauliai, Širvintos, Švenčionys, Tauragė and Varėna administrative districts. Lepidoptera were collected using an entomological net and light trapping at night (160W–500W DRL type bulb lamps were used). The major part of material was collected by the authors of this report Brigita Paulavičiūtė (B.P.) and Vytautas Inokaitis (V.I.). The rest species were collected by Vitalijus Bačianskas (V.Ba.), Vaida Paznekaitė (V.P.) and Romas Ferenca (R.F.).
  • 6. GEO-Tag Der Artenvielfalt Griffner Schlossberg Und Griffner See, Kärnten 11./12

    6. GEO-Tag Der Artenvielfalt Griffner Schlossberg Und Griffner See, Kärnten 11./12

    ©Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten, Austria, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Carinthia II B 1947114. Jahrgang B Seiten 537-590 B Klagenfurt 2004 537 6. GEO-Tag der Artenvielfalt Griffner Schlossberg und Griffner See, Kärnten 11./12. Juni 2004 Von Christian WIESER, Christian K0MP0SCH, Klaus KRAINER & Johann WAGNER Schlagworte: Keywords: GEO-Tag, Artenvielfalt, Griffner Schlossberg, Griffner See, Kärnten. GEO-day, biodiversity, Griffner Schlossberg, Griffner See, Zusammenfassung: Carinthia, Austria. Am 6. GEO-Tag der Artenvielfalt (11.-12. Juni 2004) waren insgesamt mehr als 100 Wissenschafter und Hobbyforscher beteiligt. Während der 24-stün- Summary: digen Erhebung am Griffner Schlossberg und Griffner See (Bezirk Völker- More than 100 scientists and ama- markt, Kärnten) wurden 2398 Arten aus 34 Pflanzen-, Tier- und Pilzgruppen teur researchers were involved in nachgewiesen. the 6th GEO-day of biodiversity, Die Marktgemeinde Griffen ist damit nicht nur im bundesland- sondern auch which took place on the 11* to 12th im mitteleuropaweiten Vergleich als hot-spot der Biodiversität bezeichnen. June 2004 in the Griffner castle- Aus naturschutzfachlicher Sicht erlangen die Lebensgemeinschaften der mountain and lake. During a period Felswände, Höhlen, Laubwälder und Verlandungszonen hohe Bedeutung. of 24 hours 2349 species of 34 plant-, Bemerkenswert ist der Erstnachweis einer Sackspinne für Österreich, zu- animal- and fungus-groups could be dem können 8 Schmetterlings-, 4 Spinnenarten sowie eine Wanzenart erst- recorded. Due to this high number mals für Kärnten genannt werden! of species the district of Griffen is Auch die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit kann durch das hohe Engagement der Ge- revealed as a hot-spot of biodiver- meinde, die umfangreichen Schulaktionen und die enge Zusammenarbeit sity with national and central-euro- mit der Presse als voller Erfolg bezeichnet werden.
  • The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation

    The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation

    . JVASV^iX ^ N^ {/) lSNrNVIN0SHilWS*^S3ldVaan^LIBRARIES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Ni <n - M ^^ <n 5 CO Z ^ ^ 2 ^—^ _j 2 -I RIES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIinillSNI NVINOSHilWS S3iyVdan U r- ^ ^ 2 CD 4 A'^iitfwN r: > — w ? _ ISNI NVINOSHilWS SBiyVdan LIBRARIES'SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION f^ <rt .... CO 2 2 2 s;- W to 2 C/J • 2 CO *^ 2 RIES SMITHSONIAN_INSTITUTlON NOIiniliSNI_NVINOSHilWS S3liiVyan_L; iiSNi"^NViNOSHiiNS S3iyvaan libraries smithsonian'^institution i^ 33 . z I/' ^ ^ (^ RIES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIiniliSNI NVINOSHilWS S3lbVHan Li CO — -- — "> — IISNI NVINOSHimS S3IMVHan LIBRARIES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION N' 2 -J 2 _j 2 RIES SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIifllliSNI NVINOSHIIWS SSIMVyail L! MOTITI IT I f\t _NviN0SHiiws'^S3iMvaan libraries'^smithsonian^institution NOlin z \ '^ ^—s^ 5 <^ ^ ^ ^ '^ - /^w\ ^ /^^\ - ^^ ^ /^rf^\ - /^ o ^^^ — x.ii:i2Ji^ o ??'^ — \ii Z ^^^^^""-^ o ^^^^^ -» 2 _J Z -J , ; SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIXniliSNI NVINOSHillMS $3 I M VH 8 !!_ LI BR = C/> ± O) ^. ? CO I NVINOSHimS S3iaVHan libraries SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIlf CO ..-. CO 2 Z z . o .3 :/.^ C/)o Z u. ^^^ i to Z CO • z to * z > SMITHS0NIAN_1NSTITUTI0N NOIiniliSNI_NVINOSHimS S3 I d ViJ 8 n_LI B R UJ i"'NViNOSHiiws S3ibvyan libraries smithsonian"^institution Noiir r~ > z r- Z r- 2: . CO . ^ ^ ^ ^ ; SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIiniliSNI NVINOSHillNS SSiyVMail LI BR CO . •» Z r, <^ 2 z 5 ^^4ii?^^ ^' X^W o ^"^- x life ^<ji; o ^'f;0: i >^ _NVIN0SHiIlMs'^S3iyVdan^LIBRARIEs'^SMITHS0NlAN INSTITUTION NOlif Z \ ^'^ ^-rr-^ 5 CO n CO CO o z > SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NOIiniliSNI NVINOSHimS S3 I ^Vd 8 11 LI BR >" _ . z 3 ENTOMOLOGIST'S RECORD AND Journal of Variation Edited by P.A. SOKOLOFF fre s Assistant Editors J.A.
  • Parasitism and Migration in Southern Palaearctic Populations of the Painted Lady Butterfly, Vanessa Cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

    Parasitism and Migration in Southern Palaearctic Populations of the Painted Lady Butterfly, Vanessa Cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

    Eur. J. Entomol. 109: 85–94, 2012 http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1683 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Parasitism and migration in southern Palaearctic populations of the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) CONSTANTÍ STEFANESCU 1, 2, RICHARD R. ASKEW 3,JORDI CORBERA4 and MARK R. SHAW 5 1 Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, Museu de Granollers-Ciències Naturals, Francesc Macià, 51, Granollers, E-08402, Spain; e-mail: [email protected] 2Global Ecology Unit, CREAF-CEAB-CSIC, Edifici C, Campus de Bellaterra, Bellaterra, E-08193, Spain 3 Beeston Hall Mews, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9TZ, England, UK 4 Secció de Ciències Naturals, Museu de Mataró, El Carreró 17-19, Mataró, E-08301, Spain 5 Honorary Research Associate, National Museums of Scotland, Scotland, UK Key words. Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, population dynamics, seasonal migration, enemy-free space, primary parasitoids, Cotesia vanessae, secondary parasitoids Abstract. The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) is well known for its seasonal long-distance migrations and for its dramatic population fluctuations between years. Although parasitism has occasionally been noted as an important mortality factor for this butterfly, no comprehensive study has quantified and compared its parasitoid com- plexes in different geographical areas or seasons. In 2009, a year when this butterfly was extraordinarily abundant in the western Palaearctic, we assessed the spatial and temporal variation in larval parasitism in central Morocco (late winter and autumn) and north-east Spain (spring and late summer). The primary parasitoids in the complexes comprised a few relatively specialized koinobi- onts that are a regular and important mortality factor in the host populations.
  • Microlepidoptera.Hu Redigit: Fazekas Imre

    Microlepidoptera.Hu Redigit: Fazekas Imre

    Microlepidoptera.hu Redigit: Fazekas Imre 5 2012 Microlepidoptera.hu A magyar Microlepidoptera kutatások hírei Hungarian Microlepidoptera News A journal focussed on Hungarian Microlepidopterology Kiadó—Publisher: Regiograf Intézet – Regiograf Institute Szerkesztő – Editor: Fazekas Imre, e‐mail: [email protected] Társszerkesztők – Co‐editors: Pastorális Gábor, e‐mail: [email protected]; Szeőke Kálmán, e‐mail: [email protected] HU ISSN 2062–6738 Microlepidoptera.hu 5: 1–146. http://www.microlepidoptera.hu 2012.12.20. Tartalom – Contents Elterjedés, biológia, Magyarország – Distribution, biology, Hungary Buschmann F.: Kiegészítő adatok Magyarország Zygaenidae faunájához – Additional data Zygaenidae fauna of Hungary (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) ............................... 3–7 Buschmann F.: Két új Tineidae faj Magyarországról – Two new Tineidae from Hungary (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) ......................................................... 9–12 Buschmann F.: Új adatok az Asalebria geminella (Eversmann, 1844) magyarországi előfordulásához – New data Asalebria geminella (Eversmann, 1844) the occurrence of Hungary (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae) .................................................................................................. 13–18 Fazekas I.: Adatok Magyarország Pterophoridae faunájának ismeretéhez (12.) Capperia, Gillmeria és Stenoptila fajok új adatai – Data to knowledge of Hungary Pterophoridae Fauna, No. 12. New occurrence of Capperia, Gillmeria and Stenoptilia species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) ……………………….
  • South-Central England Regional Action Plan

    South-Central England Regional Action Plan

    Butterfly Conservation South-Central England Regional Action Plan This action plan was produced in response to the Action for Butterflies project funded by WWF, EN, SNH and CCW by Dr Andy Barker, Mike Fuller & Bill Shreeves August 2000 Registered Office of Butterfly Conservation: Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP. Registered in England No. 2206468 Registered Charity No. 254937. Executive Summary This document sets out the 'Action Plan' for butterflies, moths and their habitats in South- Central England (Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Wiltshire), for the period 2000- 2010. It has been produced by the three Branches of Butterfly Conservation within the region, in consultation with various other governmental and non-governmental organisations. Some of the aims and objectives will undoubtedly be achieved during this period, but some of the more fundamental challenges may well take much longer, and will probably continue for several decades. The main conservation priorities identified for the region are as follows: a) Species Protection ! To arrest the decline of all butterfly and moth species in South-Central region, with special emphasis on the 15 high priority and 6 medium priority butterfly species and the 37 high priority and 96 medium priority macro-moths. ! To seek opportunities to extend breeding areas, and connectivity of breeding areas, of high and medium priority butterflies and moths. b) Surveys, Monitoring & Research ! To undertake ecological research on those species for which existing knowledge is inadequate. Aim to publish findings of research. ! To continue the high level of butterfly transect monitoring, and to develop a programme of survey work and monitoring for the high and medium priority moths.