Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)

Adults of the dry area specialist Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) are here recorded feeding on extrafloral nectar of the large cactus Neoraimondia arequipensis var. gigantea (Werdermann & Backeberg) Ritter. The significance of these obse...

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Main Authors: Roger Vila, Rod Eastwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2006-10-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1775
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description Adults of the dry area specialist Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) are here recorded feeding on extrafloral nectar of the large cactus Neoraimondia arequipensis var. gigantea (Werdermann & Backeberg) Ritter. The significance of these observations is discussed in relation to lycaenid survival in a xeric environment, pollination and mate location.
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spelling doaj.art-5264f6d57cdc49ce83ba3bff5d3701ef2022-12-21T17:30:25ZengUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosRevista Peruana de Biología1561-08371727-99332006-10-0113112512810.15381/rpb.v13i1.17751609Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)Roger Vila0Rod Eastwood1ICREA researcher at Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici C, Campus de la UAB. 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, SPAINAustralian School of Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, AustraliaAdults of the dry area specialist Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini) are here recorded feeding on extrafloral nectar of the large cactus Neoraimondia arequipensis var. gigantea (Werdermann & Backeberg) Ritter. The significance of these observations is discussed in relation to lycaenid survival in a xeric environment, pollination and mate location.http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1775Hormigas, mariposas, cactus, desierto, Formicidae
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Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
Revista Peruana de Biología
Hormigas, mariposas, cactus, desierto, Formicidae
title Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
title_full Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
title_fullStr Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
title_full_unstemmed Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
title_short Extrafloral nectar feeding by Strymon jacqueline Nicolay & Robbins, 2005 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)
title_sort extrafloral nectar feeding by strymon jacqueline nicolay robbins 2005 lepidoptera lycaenidae eumaeini
topic Hormigas, mariposas, cactus, desierto, Formicidae
url http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1775
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