Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N)
Although migrant butterflies are rare (or sporadically seen) guests on the Arctic Ocean islands, there is a slowly growing dataset on repeated occurrences of these insects in insular tundra and polar deserts. Altogether six long-distance migrant butterfly species were found to cross wide marine barr...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4635546 2024-09-15T17:53:33+00:00 Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) Bolotov, Ivan N. Mizin, Ivan A. Zheludkova, Alisa A. Aksenova, Olga V. Kolosova, Yulia S. Potapov, Grigory S. Spitsyn, Vitaly M. Gofarov, Mikhail Y. 2021-03-17 https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249 unknown Pensoft Publishers https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249.figure1 https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249.figure2 https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249.figure3 https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249.figure4 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.62249 oai:zenodo.org:4635546 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Nota Lepidopterologica, 44(()), 73-90, (2021-03-17) Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Nymphalis Nymphalis xanthomelas vagrant butterfly climate warming windborne insect migration the Arctic Circle Svalbard Vaygach Kolguev Greenland info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.44.6224910.3897/nl.44.62249.figure110.3897/nl.44.62249.figure210.3897/nl.44.62249.figure310.3897/nl.44.62249.figure4 2024-07-26T11:37:25Z Although migrant butterflies are rare (or sporadically seen) guests on the Arctic Ocean islands, there is a slowly growing dataset on repeated occurrences of these insects in insular tundra and polar deserts. Altogether six long-distance migrant butterfly species were found to cross wide marine barriers north of the Arctic Circle (66.56°N), i.e. Vanessa atalanta, V. cardui, Nymphalis antiopa, N. xanthomelas, Aporia crataegi, and Pieris napi. Migrant individuals of V. cardui discovered on Svalbard (up to 78.27°N in 1978) reflect the farthest dispersal event of butterflies to the Arctic ever reported. Our record of N. xanthomelas at the northern margin of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) represents the northernmost finding of this species globally, reflecting the world's second farthest record of northern poleward immigration of butterflies. This occurrence coincides with an exceptionally warm summer season, when the third highest July and second highest August air temperature occurred (since global records began in 1880). Furthermore, the immigration into Novaya Zemlya coincides with a population explosion and massive expansion of N. xanthomelas in Siberia in 2019–2020. Our air current reconstructions indicate that this species most likely immigrated into Novaya Zemlya from mainland regions situated south-southeast (Polar Urals, Yugorsky Peninsula, and western Yamal) and east (Taymyr) of the archipelago. Overall, our findings reveal that long-distance dispersal events of butterflies to the Arctic islands are always linked to massive expansions of the corresponding species in mainland areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ocean Greenland Kolguev Novaya Zemlya Svalbard Taymyr Tundra Vaygach Siberia Zenodo Nota Lepidopterologica 44 73 90 |
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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Nymphalis Nymphalis xanthomelas vagrant butterfly climate warming windborne insect migration the Arctic Circle Svalbard Vaygach Kolguev Greenland Bolotov, Ivan N. Mizin, Ivan A. Zheludkova, Alisa A. Aksenova, Olga V. Kolosova, Yulia S. Potapov, Grigory S. Spitsyn, Vitaly M. Gofarov, Mikhail Y. Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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Although migrant butterflies are rare (or sporadically seen) guests on the Arctic Ocean islands, there is a slowly growing dataset on repeated occurrences of these insects in insular tundra and polar deserts. Altogether six long-distance migrant butterfly species were found to cross wide marine barriers north of the Arctic Circle (66.56°N), i.e. Vanessa atalanta, V. cardui, Nymphalis antiopa, N. xanthomelas, Aporia crataegi, and Pieris napi. Migrant individuals of V. cardui discovered on Svalbard (up to 78.27°N in 1978) reflect the farthest dispersal event of butterflies to the Arctic ever reported. Our record of N. xanthomelas at the northern margin of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) represents the northernmost finding of this species globally, reflecting the world's second farthest record of northern poleward immigration of butterflies. This occurrence coincides with an exceptionally warm summer season, when the third highest July and second highest August air temperature occurred (since global records began in 1880). Furthermore, the immigration into Novaya Zemlya coincides with a population explosion and massive expansion of N. xanthomelas in Siberia in 2019–2020. Our air current reconstructions indicate that this species most likely immigrated into Novaya Zemlya from mainland regions situated south-southeast (Polar Urals, Yugorsky Peninsula, and western Yamal) and east (Taymyr) of the archipelago. Overall, our findings reveal that long-distance dispersal events of butterflies to the Arctic islands are always linked to massive expansions of the corresponding species in mainland areas. |
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Bolotov, Ivan N. Mizin, Ivan A. Zheludkova, Alisa A. Aksenova, Olga V. Kolosova, Yulia S. Potapov, Grigory S. Spitsyn, Vitaly M. Gofarov, Mikhail Y. |
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Bolotov, Ivan N. Mizin, Ivan A. Zheludkova, Alisa A. Aksenova, Olga V. Kolosova, Yulia S. Potapov, Grigory S. Spitsyn, Vitaly M. Gofarov, Mikhail Y. |
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Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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Long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the Arctic Ocean islands, with a record of Nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of Novaya Zemlya (76.95°N) |
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long-distance dispersal of migrant butterflies to the arctic ocean islands, with a record of nymphalis xanthomelas at the northern edge of novaya zemlya (76.95°n) |
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