Resource use of specialist butterflies in agricultural landscapes: conservation lessons from the butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) nausithous

Jansen, S.H.D.R.; Holmgren, Milena; Langevelde, Frank van; Wynhoff, Irma

doi:10.1007/s10841-012-9479-y

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“…Analyses of butterfly oviposition preferences with regard to host plant conditions may provide guidance for conservation management (e.g. Jansen et al 2012;Šlancarová et al 2012). Due to sequential phenology, however, the system described in this paper does not present an ideal time for studying immature distributionany recording date would be too early or too late for some butterflyplant interactions.…”

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Co-occurrence of threeAristolochia-feeding Papilionids(Archon apollinus, Zerynthia polyxenaandZerynthia cerisy)in Greek Thrace

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Plátek

et al. 2015

Journal of Natural History

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Comparative studies of co-occurring species using overlapping resources may help in understanding the mechanisms supporting biotic diversity in species-rich regions, such as the Mediterranean region of Europe. Three Papilionidae butterflies, Archon apollinus, Zerynthia cerisy and Zerynthia polyxena, develop on Aristolochia plants and co-occur in Greek Thrace. We used mark-recapture to describe adult demography and dispersal, and searched for eggs and larvae to assess host plants and microhabitat preferences. Adult flight timing followed a sequence from earliest A. apollinus, through Z. polyxena to late Z. cerisy; this was more prominent in 2010 (warm early spring) than in 2011 (cold delayed spring). Population densities were highest for A. apollinus and lowest for Z. cerisy, whereas dispersal ability followed a reverse pattern. Adults of all three species crossed distances > 3 km and used all habitat types present. Four Aristolochia host plants were used at the study locality: small Aristolochia pallida, intermediate Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia hirta, and bulky, late-sprouting Aristolochia clematitis. Both A. apollinus and Z. polyxena used all four Aristolochia species, the former preferring Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia hirta, the latter Aristolochia rotunda and Aristolochia pallida. Zerynthia cerisy did not use the early-growing Aristolochia pallida while frequently using the lategrowing Aristolochia clematitis. Further parameters affecting oviposition were biotope and canopy closure: early A. apollinus tolerated shady sites but late Z. cerisy avoided them. The simultaneous use of several host plants differing in phenology and habitat requirements, combined with rather high dispersal ability, arguably buffers the butterflies' population dynamics against yearly variation in weather, while allowing efficient occupation of the diverse Mediterranean landscapes. The regional habitat diversity, created during millennia of human activity, is currently threatened by land abandonment, which may diminish the resource base for the studied butterflies.

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Co-occurrence of threeAristolochia-feeding Papilionids(Archon apollinus, Zerynthia polyxenaandZerynthia cerisy)in Greek Thrace

Šlancarová

Vrba

Plátek

et al. 2015

Journal of Natural History

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“…Gene flow of Maniola jurtina butterflies was positively related to the proportion of road, perhaps because road verges were facilitating dispersal (Villemey et al, 2016). A mark-recapture study of a rare butterfly Phengaris nausithous found lower dispersal rates in road verges than in meadows (Jansen et al, 2012). A study of four butterfly species observed almost twice as many individuals moving along experimental grass strips (simulating road verges) compared to a control (22% versus 12%), but only the two habitat specialist species moved along the grass strips more than expected by chance, and only when the strips provided food or shelter (Söderström and Hedblom, 2007).…”

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Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review

Wallace

2020

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Why are wildflowers and pollinating insects so important? Well, much of the food we grow depends upon pollinators many of which are in serious decline. The huge drop in insect numbers is also a major factor in once-common species like hedgehogs and starlings becoming endangered. But there are simple ways that we can address this and make our road verges more wildflower and pollinator-friendly. In this presentation, Claire summarizes the findings of her literature review to assess evidence for the benefits of road verges for pollinators, the potential negative impacts of roads on pollinators and how to enhance road verges for pollinators through management.

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“…Due to the critical role of butterflies, which provide essential environmental services to crops and native wild plant species in many ecosystems, extensive research on the habitat requirement of butterflies is essential to promoting conservation efforts 23,24 . Therefore, the conservation and the Diversity of butterfly species (especially the pollinators) requires a broad understanding of their foraging behavior and their spatio-temporal distribution in agricultural habitats 25 ; however, most specialized butterfly species usually depend on a limited set of host plants for their larval stage, or they use a limited number of nectar sources, even when a large number of nectar-producing plants are available 26,27 ; butterflies also tend to use areas within the site where host plants are located near nectar sources or chose the host plants for laying eggs on the host plants close to the nectar sources; thus the correlation of egg laying and feeding on nectar must be studied according to the abundance of the host plants and nectar sources 28 . Despite the Diversity of butterflies in many natural habitats and their importance, especially concerning their ecological, behavioral, and functional role (especially pollination) 5,8 , little research has been done about the role of butterflies on the Biodiversity in Iraq [29][30][31][32] .…”

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Diversity of Butterflies associated with Brassicaceae crops in Basra, Iraq

Nasser Jaber,

Alyousuf,

Al-Saffar

2023

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The study aimed to investigate the seasonal presence and characterization of the group of butterflies (abundance, richness and biodiversity) in the agroecosystem of Brassicaceae plants in the Basra province. Two different ecosystem sites (Karmat Ali at the sedimentary habitat and Al-Zubair region at the desert habitat) were sampled during the growing season of 2020/2021. There are 823 and 507 individuals at the Karmat Ali and Al-Zubair sites, respectively; the specimens consist of 9 butterflies belonging to four families. The most abundant family was Nymphalidae (60%), followed by Lycainidae (28%) and Pieridae (9%), while Hesperiidae recorded the lowest relative abundance of 3%. The highest butterfly population was recorded for Vanessa Carudi, while Pieris rapae had the lowest density. The results showed differences in abundance, species richness, and Diversity of butterflies at the sites. The highest values of Diversity and richness were at Karmat Ali, compared to the Al-Zubair region. The study of butterflies' abundance and biodiversity indices indicated that environmental factors and the polyculture plantations support the butterfly population in agricultural habitats. Keywords: Basra; Biodiversity; Brassicaceae; Butterflies; Shannon index; Richness.

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Resource use of specialist butterflies in agricultural landscapes: conservation lessons from the butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) nausithous

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

Co-occurrence of threeAristolochia-feeding Papilionids(Archon apollinus, Zerynthia polyxenaandZerynthia cerisy)in Greek Thrace

Co-occurrence of threeAristolochia-feeding Papilionids(Archon apollinus, Zerynthia polyxenaandZerynthia cerisy)in Greek Thrace

Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review

Diversity of Butterflies associated with Brassicaceae crops in Basra, Iraq

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