Natural history of some Siberian melitaeine butterfly species (Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) and their parasitoids

• Published in: Entomologica Fennica
• Main Authors: Wahlberg,, Niklas, Kullberg, Jaakko, Hanski, Ilkka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: This journal is published jointly by the Entomological Society of Finland, the Lepidopterological Society of Finland, the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku. 2001
• Subjects: Phoebe; taiga
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/entomolfennica/article/view/84102; https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84102

We report observations on the larval gregarious behaviour, host plant use and parasitoids of six species of melitaeine butterfly in the Russian Republic of Buryatia. We observed post-diapause larvae in two habitats, steppe and taiga forest region. Five species were found in the steppe region: Euphyd...