Assessing year-round phenology and reproduction of the migratory painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in a Mediterranean area in southern Spain

The painted lady, Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758), migrates seasonally between Africa and Europe with a northward multigenerational migration from Africa to Europe in spring and a southward migration from Europe to Africa in autumn. However, little is known about the year-round phenology of this spe...

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Main Author: Mariano CUADRADO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2021-09-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202101-0029_assessing_year-round_phenology_and_reproduction_of_the_migratory_painted_lady_butterfly_vanessa_cardui_lepido.php