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Deraeocoris Schach, a New Predator of Euphydryas Aurinia and Other Heteropteran Feeding Habits on Caterpillar Web (Heteroptera: Miridae; Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Fragmenta entomologica, 48 (1): 77-81 (2016) eISSN: 2284-4880 (online version) pISSN: 0429-288X (print version) Research article Submitted: March 21st, 2016 - Accepted: June 10th, 2016 - Published: June 30th, 2016 Deraeocoris schach, a new predator of Euphydryas aurinia and other heteropteran feeding habits on caterpillar web (Heteroptera: Miridae; Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Manuela PINZARI Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, I-00133 Roma, Italy [email protected] Abstract In this paper, preliminary results on a field study aiming to identify predators of the Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775) in Central Italy are presented. Several heteropterans were found on the larval nests of E. aurinia for dietary reasons: Deraeoco ris schach (Fabricius, 1781) that is a predator of Marsh Fritillary larvae, Palomena prasina (Linnaeus, 1761) and Spilostethus saxati lis (Scopoli, 1763) that feed on the droppings of larvae; Graphosoma lineatum italicum (Müller, 1766) that visits the larval web during winter diapause. Key words: Euphydryas aurinia, Deraeocoris schach, predator, heteropterans. Introduction Schult, Lonicera caprifolium L. and Scabiosa columbar ia L. (Pinzari, Pinzari and Sbordoni, unpublished data), In the context of a previous survey study (Pinzari et al. with spiders and different insects (Orthoptera, Heterop- 2010, 2013) on the Lepidoptera in Central Apennines tera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Blattellidae) that usually (Lazio, Italy), during the past five years a population of frequent the larval nests of E. aurinia. E. aurinia spp. provincialis (Boisduval, 1828) was stud- In literature predation by Heteroptera has been ob- ied, focusing on several aspects of the species biology and served in the American Checkerspots, E. -
A Time-Calibrated Phylogeny of the Butterfly Tribe Melitaeini
UC Davis UC Davis Previously Published Works Title A time-calibrated phylogeny of the butterfly tribe Melitaeini. Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1h20r22z Journal Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 79(1) ISSN 1055-7903 Authors Long, Elizabeth C Thomson, Robert C Shapiro, Arthur M Publication Date 2014-10-01 DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.010 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79 (2014) 69–81 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev A time-calibrated phylogeny of the butterfly tribe Melitaeini ⇑ Elizabeth C. Long a, , Robert C. Thomson b, Arthur M. Shapiro a a Center for Population Biology and Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA b Department of Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA article info abstract Article history: The butterfly tribe Melitaeini [Nymphalidae] contains numerous species that have been the subjects of a Received 10 March 2014 wide range of biological studies. Despite numerous taxonomic revisions, many of the evolutionary Revised 22 May 2014 relationships within the tribe remain unresolved. Utilizing mitochondrial and nuclear gene regions, we Accepted 11 June 2014 produced a time-calibrated phylogenetic hypothesis for 222 exemplars comprising at least 178 different Available online 18 June 2014 species and 21 of the 22 described genera, making this the most complete phylogeny of the tribe to date. Our results suggest that four well-supported clades corresponding to the subtribes Euphydryina, Keywords: Chlosynina, Melitaeina, and Phyciodina exist within the tribe. -
Host Plants and Habitats of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly, Euphydryas Phaeton (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in the Great Lakes Region
The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 24 Number 4 - Winter 1991 Number 4 - Winter Article 1 1991 December 1991 Host Plants and Habitats of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly, Euphydryas Phaeton (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in the Great Lakes Region Brian G. Scholtens University of Michigan Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Scholtens, Brian G. 1991. "Host Plants and Habitats of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly, Euphydryas Phaeton (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in the Great Lakes Region," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 24 (4) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol24/iss4/1 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. Scholtens: Host Plants and Habitats of the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly, 1991 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 207 HOST PLANTS AND HABITATS OF THE BALTIMORE CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY, EUPHYDRYAS PHAETON (LEPIDOPTERA: NYMPHALIDAE), IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION Brian G. Scholtens 1 ABSTRACT The habitats and host plants of Euphydryas phaeton in the Great Lakes region are examined using data from several different populations spread over much of the region. The range of habitats and host plants used by this species is wider than commonly believed. While many populations are found in seasonal or permanent wetlands, others are located in dry, old fields or woodland areas. The host plants used vary with habitat, but they include all major primary hosts and many second ary hosts previously reported plus several new records. -
Euphydryas Gillettii (Nymphalidae)
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 42(1), 1988, 37-45 HABIT A T AND RANGE OF EUPHYDRYAS GILLETTII (NYMPHALIDAE) ERNEST H. WILLIAMS Department of Biology, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York 13323 ABSTRACT. Fifteen sites occupied by Euphydryas gillettii are compared according to 10 characteristics. All sites are moist, open, mostly montane meadows, many with a history of disturbance, commonly fire. Population size correlates with relative availability of nectar but not with overall abundance of the usual hostplant, Lonicera involucrata. Habitats at higher latitudes often have a southerly exposure. Reduction in hostplant size at higher latitudes contributes to the northern range limit. Three populations likely have become extinct since 1960, but the species range does not appear to be changing. Additional key words: nectar, Lonicera involucrata, biogeography, extinction. Euphydryas gillettii (Barnes), a checkers pot butterfly, occurs in dis crete, isolated populations (Williams et al. 1984) in the central and northern Rocky Mountains (Ferris & Brown 1981). It is attractive and easily caught but uncommon and not often collected. Though usually considered a montane species (Williams et al. 1984), variation in sites occupied by E. gillettii has not been studied, and lack of knowledge about its habitats has led to uncertainty about its range. Here I report characteristics of sites occupied by E. gillettii, present range of the species, and factors influencing its distributional pattern. This study is based on direct observation of the habitats of 15 populations throughout the range, thus affording an uncommon view of habitat variability in a single insect species. METHODS Populations of E. gillettii were located through correspondence with '. -
Gillette's Checkerspot Euphydryas Gillettii
Gillette’s Checkerspot Euphydryas gillettii Insecta — Lepidoptera — Nymphalidae CONSERVATION STATUS / CLASSIFICATION Rangewide: Imperiled/Vulnerable (G2G3) Statewide: Vulnerable (S3) ESA: No status USFS: Region 1: No status; Region 4: No status BLM: No status IDFG: Not classified BASIS FOR INCLUSION Lack of essential information pertaining to status; no trend data. TAXONOMY Euphydryas gillettii was described in 1897 from specimens collected in Yellowstone National Park (Williams et al. 1984). DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE This checkerspot occurs in discrete, isolated populations across the montane parts of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alberta, and British Columbia. In Idaho, this species has been reported to occur in scattered localities throughout the central and eastern mountains. Individual populations are typically small, often comprising <30 adults, and widely separated from neighboring populations (Debinski 1994). Populations are biennial and can fluctuate greatly in abundance from year to year (Williams 1988; Williams et al. 1984). POPULATION TREND Population trend is unknown. HABITAT AND ECOLOGY This species is associated with open and sunny clearings in mesic habitat, often occurring near small streams or in marshy habitat. Many colonies occur at sites where fire-disturbed sites where the butterfly’s host plant and nectar sources occur in openings in forested habitat created by fire (Williams 1988). Twinberry honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) is the primary larval host plant, and western valeriana (Valeriana occidentalis), lousewort (Pedicularis sp.), speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii), and snowberry (Symphoricarpus albus) are also known to be host plants (Williams 1988). Abundance at a given site is correlated with the abundance of nectar sources. Williams (1988) commented that “life in disturbed sites suggests that E. -
Arizona Wildlife Notebook
ARIZONA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ARIZONA WILDLIFE NOTEBOOK GARRY ROGERS Praise for Arizona Wildlife Notebook “Arizona Wildlife Notebook” by Garry Rogers is a comprehensive checklist of wildlife species existing in the State of Arizona. This notebook provides a brief description for each of eleven (11) groups of wildlife, conservation status of all extant species within that group in Arizona, alphabetical listing of species by common name, scientific names, and room for notes. “The Notebook is a statewide checklist, intended for use by wildlife watchers all over the state. As various individuals keep track of their personal observations of wildlife in their specific locality, the result will be a more selective checklist specific to that locale. Such information would be vitally useful to the State Wildlife Conservation Department, as well as to other local agencies and private wildlife watching groups. “This is a very well-documented snapshot of the status of wildlife species – from bugs to bats – in the State of Arizona. Much of it should be relevant to neighboring states, as well, with a bit of fine-tuning to accommodate additions and deletions to the list. “As a retired Wildlife Biologist, I have to say Rogers’ book is perhaps the simplest to understand, yet most comprehensive in terms of factual information, that I have ever had occasion to peruse. This book should become the default checklist for Arizona’s various state, federal and local conservation agencies, and the basis for developing accurate local inventories by private enthusiasts as well as public agencies. "Arizona Wildlife Notebook" provides a superb starting point for neighboring states who may wish to emulate Garry Rogers’ excellent handiwork. -
Papilio (New Series) # 25 2016 Issn 2372-9449
PAPILIO (NEW SERIES) # 25 2016 ISSN 2372-9449 ERNEST J. OSLAR, 1858-1944: HIS TRAVEL AND COLLECTION ITINERARY, AND HIS BUTTERFLIES by James A. Scott, Ph.D. in entomology University of California Berkeley, 1972 (e-mail: [email protected]) Abstract. Ernest John Oslar collected more than 50,000 butterflies and moths and other insects and sold them to many taxonomists and museums throughout the world. This paper attempts to determine his travels in America to collect those specimens, by using data from labeled specimens (most in his remaining collection but some from published papers) plus information from correspondence etc. and a few small field diaries preserved by his descendants. The butterfly specimens and their localities/dates in his collection in the C. P. Gillette Museum (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado) are detailed. This information will help determine the possible collection locations of Oslar specimens that lack accurate collection data. Many more biographical details of Oslar are revealed, and the 26 insects named for Oslar are detailed. Introduction The last collection of Ernest J. Oslar, ~2159 papered butterfly specimens and several moths, was found in the C. P. Gillette Museum, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado by Paul A. Opler, providing the opportunity to study his travels and collections. Scott & Fisher (2014) documented specimens sent by Ernest J. Oslar of about 100 Argynnis (Speyeria) nokomis nokomis Edwards labeled from the San Juan Mts. and Hall Valley of Colorado, which were collected by Wilmatte Cockerell at Beulah New Mexico, and documented Oslar’s specimens of Oeneis alberta oslari Skinner labeled from Deer Creek Canyon, [Jefferson County] Colorado, September 25, 1909, which were collected in South Park, Park Co. -
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Sacramento
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 235 / Friday, December 5, 2008 / Proposed Rules 74123 For paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Issued on: November 26, 2008. http://www.regulations.gov. This section, the manufacturer shall submit Daniel C. Smith, generally means that we will post any information separately with respect to Associate Administrator for Enforcement. personal information you provide us each make, model, and model year of [FR Doc. E8–28873 Filed 12–4–08; 8:45 am] (see the Information Solicited section medium-heavy vehicle and/or bus BILLING CODE 4910–59–P below for more details). manufactured during the reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: period and the nine model years prior Wally ‘‘J’’ Murphy, Field Supervisor, to the earliest model year in the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR New Mexico Ecological Services Office, reporting period, including models no 2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM longer in production. Fish and Wildlife Service 87113; by (telephone at 505-346-2525, * * * * * or by facsimile at 505-346-2542. If you 50 CFR Part 17 8. Amend § 579.24 by revising the use a telecommunications devise for the section heading and by revising the first [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0110; MO-9221050083 – deaf (TTD), you may call the Federal sentence of the introductory text to read B2] Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800- as follows: 877-8339. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: § 579.24 Reporting requirements for and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a manufacturers of 5000 or more trailers Petition To List the Sacramento Information Solicited annually. Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly When we make a finding that a For each reporting period, a (Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti) as petition presents substantial manufacturer whose aggregate number Endangered with Critical Habitat information indicating that listing a of trailers manufactured for sale, sold, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, species may be warranted, we are offered for sale, introduced or delivered Interior. -
Genomics of a Complete Butterfly Continent
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/829887; this version posted November 4, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. Genomics of a complete butterfly continent Jing Zhang2,*, Qian Cong3,*, Jinhui Shen2, Paul A. Opler4 and Nick V. Grishin1,2,# 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute and 2Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA; 3Institute for Protein Design and Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA; 4Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA. *These authors contributed equally to this work, #Corresponding author: [email protected] Never before have we had the luxury of choosing a continent, picking a large phylogenetic group of animals, and obtaining genomic data for its every species. Here, we sequence all 845 species of butterflies recorded from North America north of Mexico. Our comprehensive approach reveals the pattern of diversification and adaptation occurring in this phylogenetic lineage as it has spread over the continent, which cannot be seen on a sample of selected species. We observe bursts of diversification that generated taxonomic ranks: subfamily, tribe, subtribe, genus, and species. The older burst around 70 Mya resulted in the butterfly subfamilies, with the major evolutionary inventions being unique phenotypic traits shaped by high positive selection and gene duplications. The recent burst around 5 Mya is caused by explosive radiation in diverse butterfly groups associated with diversification in transcription and mRNA regulation, morphogenesis, and mate selection. -
Papilio Series) 2006
(NEW April 28 PAPILIO SERIES) 2006 TAXONOMIC STUDIES AND NEW TAXA OF NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES by James A. Scott (also editor), Michael S. Fisher, Norbert G. Kondla, Steve Kohler, Crispin S. Guppy, Stephen M. Spomer, and B. Chris Schmidt Abstract. New diversity is reported and discussed among North American butterflies. Several dozen new taxa are named. A new "sibling" species has been found to occur throughout the Rocky Mts., introducing a new butterfly species to most states in western U.S. and to southern Alberta and BC. Several taxa of Colias, Euphydryas, Lycaena, and Plebejus are raised to species status. Many nam.e changes are made, and many taxa are switched between species to create several dozen new combinations. The relevance of species concepts to difficult groups of butterflies is explored. Introduction This paper consists of miscellaneous taxonomic studies on North American butterflies, some in the northeast, but mostly in the west. Most of the diversity of butterfly fauna in North America is in the western mountainous areas, where the human population is lower, so it has taken longer to study western butterflies, and a lot more study is needed. We have made new findings on many wes.tern butterflies, and this progress is reported below. And Scott recently moved his collection out of old dermestid-infested drawers into fine very-tight ones that those beetles cannot enter, and in the process of resorting them found a dozen unnamed subspecies, which are named below. As we study our butterflies and learn more and more about them, a disturbing pattern has emerged. -
Newsletter Alaska Entomological Society
Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society Volume 10, Issue 1, May 2017 In this issue: DNA barcoding Alaska’s butterflies . 10 Notes on using LifeScanner for DNA-based iden- Upcoming Events . .1 tification of non-marine macroinvertebrates . 18 Western Flower Thrips and Alaska . .3 Highlights of the 10th annual meeting of the Orthosia hibisci (Guenée), the speckled green fruit- Alaska Entomological Society . 27 worm: confirmed causing extensive hardwood defoliation in Southcentral and Western Alaska5 Upcoming Events Figure 1: Graphic from Kluane Bioblitz flyer. Kluane BioBlitz, June 23–25, 2017 tional Park and Reserve. If you’d like more informa- tion, contact Bruce Bennett at [email protected]. Come join us for the Yukon’s BioBlitz in the Kluane re- Project website: http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ gion. All are welcome to participate for the event which is kluane-bioblitz-2017-bioblitz-de-kluane-2017. part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations. BioBlitz Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Federation are sup- porting a series of public BioBlitz’s across the nation and Eleventh Annual Meeting, January 2018 the Yukon Conservation Data Centre and Parks Canada in partnership with the Kluane First Nation and Cham- The eleventh annual meeting of the Alaska Entomologi- pagne and Aishihik First Nations are hosting the Yukon’s cal Society will take place in Anchorage in January 2018. 150BioBlitz in the Kluane area, including the Kluane Na- Check for updates on our events page as the meeting date approaches. Volume 10, Issue 1, May 2017 2 Western Flower Thrips and Alaska doi:10.7299/X7ST7Q01 of obligate diapause, and cryptic habit (Kirk and Terry, 2003). -
Population Spatial Structure and Habitat Use of Large Blue Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
POPULATION SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND HABITAT USE OF LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) HANGYABOGLÁRKA LEPKÉK (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) TÉRBELI POPULÁCIÓSZERKEZETE ÉS ÉLHELYHASZNÁLATA Doktori (PhD) értekezés KRÖSI ÁDÁM Témavezet DR. VARGA ZOLTÁN Debreceni Egyetem Juhász-Nagy Pál Doktori Iskola Debrecen, 2009 Ezen értekezést a Debreceni Egyetem TTK Juhász-Nagy Pál Doktori Iskola Biodiverzitás programja keretében készítettem a Debreceni Egyetem TTK doktori (PhD) fokozatának elnyerése céljából. Debrecen, 2009. szeptember 30. Krösi Ádám Tanúsítom, hogy Krösi Ádám doktorjelölt 2003–2009 között a Juhász-Nagy Pál Doktori Iskola Biodiverzitás programjának keretében irányításommal végezte munkáját. Az értekezésben foglalt eredményekhez a jelölt önálló alkotó tevékenységével meghatározóan hozzájárult. Az értekezés elfogadását javaslom. Debrecen, 2009. szeptember 30. Dr. Varga Zoltán POPULATION SPATIAL STRUCTURE AND HABITAT USE OF LARGE BLUE BUTTERFLIES (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) HANGYABOGLÁRKA LEPKÉK (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE) TÉRBELI POPULÁCIÓSZERKEZETE ÉS ÉLHELYHASZNÁLATA Értekezés a doktori (Ph.D.) fokozat megszerzése érdekében a BIOLÓGIA tudományágban Írta: Krösi Ádám okleveles alkalmazott zoológus Készült a Debreceni Egyetem Juhász-Nagy Pál Doktori Iskola Biodiverzitás doktori programjának keretében Témavezet: Dr. Varga Zoltán Sándor A doktori szigorlati bizottság: elnök: Dr. Dévai György tagok: Dr. Gallé László Dr. Lengyel Szabolcs A doktori szigorlat idpontja: 2009.03.23. Az értekezés bírálói: Dr. Dr. A bírálóbizottság: elnök: Dr.