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<p><strong>The decline of the charismatic <em>Parnassius mnemosyne</em> (L.) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in a Central Italy national park: a call for urgent actions</strong></p>

scientific article published in 2020

A demographic and ecological study of an Italian population of Polyommatus ripartii: the ESU Polyommatus exuberans

scientific article published on 21 August 2021

A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

A model for the evolution of parasite–host interactions based on the Maculinea–Myrmica system: Numerical simulations and multiple host behavior

A new comprehensive trait database of European and Maghreb butterflies, Papilionoidea

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Acoustical mimicry in a predatory social parasite of ants.

scientific article published in December 2009

An Innovative Approach for Subnational Climate Adaptation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems: The Case Study of a Regional Strategy in Italy

scientific article published on 19 May 2022

An annotated Checklist of the Italian Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea, Hesperiioidea)

scientific article (publication date: 20 August 2014)

Ant pupae employ acoustics to communicate social status in their colony's hierarchy.

scientific article published on 7 February 2013

Butterfly distribution along altitudinal gradients: temporal changes over a short time period

scientific article published in 2019

Can the Geranium Bronze, Cacyreus marshalli, become a threat for European biodiversity?

Can the extinction of Melitaea britomartis in NW Italy be explained by unfavourable weather? An analysis by Optimal Interpolation

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Case 3749 – Erynnini Brues & Melander, 1932: proposed conservation by suppression of Erynnidi Tutt, 1906, Erynninae Swinhoe, 1913 and Erynnidae Hampson, 1918 (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)

scientific article

Chemical, Physiological and Molecular Responses of Host Plants to Lepidopteran Egg-Laying

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Climate change may cause the extinction of the butterfly Lasiommata petropolitana in the Apennines

Combining environmental niche models, multi‐grain analyses, and species traits identifies pervasive effects of land use on butterfly biodiversity across Italy

scientific article published in 2023

Contrasting genetic structure of rear edge and continuous range populations of a parasitic butterfly infected by Wolbachia

scientific article

Correction to: From Africa to the Alps: risk assessment on an invasion by Cacyreus marshalli (Butler, 1898)

scientific article published in 2019

Corruption of ant acoustical signals by mimetic social parasites: Maculinea butterflies achieve elevated status in host societies by mimicking the acoustics of queen ants

scientific article

Dispersal and connectivity effects at different altitudes in the Euphydryas aurinia complex

Distribution Drivers of the Alien Butterfly Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli) in an Alpine Protected Area and Indications for an Effective Management

scientific article published on 07 April 2022

Distribution, host specificity, and the potential for cryptic speciation in hoverfly Microdon myrmicae (Diptera: Syrphidae), a social parasite of Myrmica ants

scientific article published on 14 February 2011

Does a short Pollard walk transect capture butterfly and bee diversity? A test to inform pollinator monitoring and community science initiatives

scientific article published in 2022

Effects of Host Interspecific Interaction in the Maculinea-Myrmica Parasite-Host System

scientific article published on 06 August 2018

Evaluating intraspecific variation in insect trait analysis

scientific article published on 22 November 2020

Genotoxic effects of particulate matter on larvae of a common and widespread butterfly along an urbanization gradient

scientific article published in 2023

Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps

article

Habitat preferences ofPapilio alexanorEsper, [1800]: implications for habitat management in the Italian Maritime Alps ⬇️

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Haying and grazing effects on the butterfly communities of two Mediterranean-area grasslands

article by Biagio D’Aniello et al published 26 April 2011 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Host specificity pattern and chemical deception in a social parasite of ants

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Hotspots of biodiversity and conservation priorities: A methodological approach

scientific article published in 2010

How long is 3 km for a butterfly? Ecological constraints and functional traits explain high mitochondrial genetic diversity between Sicily and the Italian Peninsula

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies

Integrating three comprehensive data sets shows that mitochondrial DNA variation is linked to species traits and paleogeographic events in European butterflies

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Interspecific relationships in co-occurring populations of social parasites and their host ants

Invasion patterns and niche comparison of the butterfly Cacyreus marshalli among native and non-native range

scientific article published in 2022

Is microbiological control of the box tree moth feasible? Effectiveness and impact on non-target diurnal Lepidoptera

scientific article published in 2024

Lock-picks: fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of strangers into ant colonies.

scientific article

MACIS: Minimisation of and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity

scientific article published in 2008

Mobility and oviposition site-selection in Zerynthia cassandra (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae): implications for its conservation

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Multiple oviposition and larval feeding strategies in Euphydryas maturna (Linné, 1758) (Nymphalidae) at two disjoint European sites

MyrmicaAnts and Their Butterfly Parasites with Special Focus on the Acoustic Communication

article by Francesca Barbero et al published 2012 in Psyche

New approach for butterfly conservation through local field‐based vegetational and entomological data

scientific article published in April 2022

New data concerning the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of Veglia – Devero Natural Park and its surroundings (northwestern Italian Alps)

scientific article published in 2019

Patterns of host use by brood parasitic Maculinea butterflies across Europe

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Plant defences against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies

scientific article published in July 2015

Population demography of the endangered large blue butterfly Maculinea arion in Europe

scholarly article by Márta Osváth-Ferencz et al published 14 December 2016 in Journal of Insect Conservation

Population extinctions in the Italian diurnal lepidoptera: an analysis of possible causes

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Population genetics of the endangered obligatorily myrmecophilous butterflyPhengaris(=Maculinea)arionin two areas of its European range

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Queen ants make distinctive sounds that are mimicked by a butterfly social parasite.

scientific article

Relative importance of density-dependent regulation and environmental stochasticity for butterfly population dynamics

scientific article published on 30 May 2009

Rise and fall of island butterfly diversity: Understanding genetic differentiation and extinction in a highly diverse archipelago

article by Leonardo Dapporto et al published 16 August 2017 in Diversity and Distributions

Selection on dispersal in isolated butterfly metapopulations

scholarly article by Simona Bonelli et al published 8 May 2013 in Population Ecology

Stabilisation of some names of European butterflies (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in their prevailing usage

scientific article published on 25 May 2020

The Box Tree Moth: An Invasive Species Severely Threatening Buxus Natural Formation in NW Italy

scientific article published in 2022

The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle's Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours

scientific article

The butterfly fauna of the Italian Maritime Alps: results of the EDIT project ⬇️

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To lay or not to lay: oviposition of Maculinea arion in relation to Myrmica ant presence and host plant phenology

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Unstructured citizen science reduces the perception of butterfly local extinctions: the interplay between species traits and user effort

scientific article published in 2023

Using Forest Compensation Funds to Reverse Biodiversity Loss: A Case Study of Turin–Lyon High-Speed Railway Line

scientific article published in 2022

Variation in butterfly larval acoustics as a strategy to infiltrate and exploit host ant colony resources

scientific article

When the rule becomes the exception. no evidence of gene flow between two Zerynthia cryptic butterflies suggests the emergence of a new model group

scientific article published in 2013

Winter-green host-plants, litter quantity and vegetation structure are key determinants of habitat quality for Coenonympha oedippus in Europe

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revision of distribution, ecology and conservation issues of the threatened comb-claw beetle Gerandryus aetnensis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae) ⬇️

scientific article published in 2021

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