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2012

Journal article

Parasitism and migration in southern Palaearctic populations of the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) is well known for its seasonal long-distance migrations and for its dramatic population fluctuations between years. Although parasitism has occasionally been noted as an important mortality factor for this butterfly, no comprehensive study has quantified and compared its parasitoid complexes in...

Stefanescu, Constanti ; Askew, R R ; Corbera, J ; Shaw, Mark R
enemy-free space, Cotesia vanessae, population dynamics, Lepidoptera, primary parasitoids, secondary parasitoids, seasonal migration, and Nymphalidae