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The endangered quino checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha quino (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: With the listing of the quino checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha quino, as a federally endangered species, research into its ecology and conservation is necessary to allow for recovery planning and management.We review systematics, distribution, natural history, and conservation prospects, with reference to pertinent literature about other E. editha subspecies.Additional information is presented from museum specimens and ongoing research on the species.

Source: Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera

DOI: 10.5962/p.266563

Authors: Rudolf H T Mattoni, Gordon F Pratt, Travis R Longcore, John F. Emmel, Jeremiah N George

Institutions: University of California, Riverside, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

OpenAlex ID: W20140778

FWCI: 0.665

Cites: 43

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10