Some observations on hybridisation between closely related species of Rhopalocera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae)

J. A. Paterna; P. J. C. Russell; W. J. Tennent

doi:10.57065/shilap.140

Authors

J. A. Paterna Independent Reserach https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6379-7964
P. J. C. Russell Independent Research https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-4706
W. J. Tennent Natural History Museum https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7096-4946

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.140

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Polyommatus, P. icarus, P. celina, Melitaea, M. phoebe, M. ornata, hybridisation, Slovenia, Spain

Abstract

Details are provided of hybridisation between Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) from East Sussex (UK) and P. celina (Austaut, 1879) from Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain) under laboratory conditions. Comments are also made on natural hybrids between Melitaea phoebe and M. ornata occurring in Slovenia.

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