Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with
plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, …

Male butterflies in the hyperdiverse tribe Eumaeini possess an unusually complex and
diverse repertoire of secondary sexual characteristics involved in pheromone production and …

Butterflies are one of the best‐known insect groups, and they have been the subject of
numerous studies in ecology and evolution, especially in the tropics. Much attention has been …

The body size of insects is affected by environmental conditions during development and
can present considerable intraspecific variations, which can be seen as an ultimate …

Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have diversified via
coevolution with plants and in response to dispersals following key geological events. …

Plants bearing extrafloral nectaries can attract wasps, bugs, and mainly ants. Ants can defend
plants against herbivores by treating the plant as an extension of their own territory. We …

Here, it is presented a rapid and efficient method to obtain good quality DNA from small
samples of arthropod tissues generating low quantities of hazardous wastes. This new method …

Diapause is modulated by genetic responses to some environmental cues. The most common
stimulus to trigger diapause is photoperiod, but temperature and humidity can also be …

In this study we examined the mating behavior of Dryas iulia and the acceptance and rejection
mechanisms of females during courtship activity. An ethogram of mating behavior was …

We studied the population biology and natural history of the endangered Swallowtail
butterfly, Euryades corethrus to establish parameters for its conservation. We used capture-mark-…