A review of the distribution and ecology of the elusive Brown Hairstreak butterfly Thecla betulae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the Iberian Peninsula

The Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae L.) is one of the least observed butterflies of the Palaearctic region, even though its distribution spans from Portugal in the west, to Russia and Korea in the far east. Adults are arboreal and seldom descend to ground level. As a result, this species is mostly...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Marabuto, Pedro Pires, Fernando Romão, Paulo Lemos, Thomas Merckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-02-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
Online Access:https://nl.pensoft.net/article/76222/download/pdf/