We present a theory and a mathematical model for the analysis of singlemultiple host behavior in a parasitehost system maculinea myrmica. Large blue maculinea arion x x protected species protected species. Maculinea arion is locally more hostspecific and occurs at sites where host interspecific. In this study, we examine habitat use of phengaris maculinea arion lepidoptera, lycaenidae, an endangered myrmecophilous butterfly, in populations close to its northern distribution limit in estonia. Laterinstar phengaris caterpillars live in myrmica ant nests and exploit the. Pdf maculinea nausithous bergstrasser, was recently discovered in two parts of the transylvanian basin. Distribution of maculinea genus in romania lepidoptera lycaenidae. Population demography of the endangered large blue butterfly maculinea arion in europe.
There are several differences between them, such as in the flight period or the conspicuous. Four species occur from central europe to china andor japan, while m. Multilevel studies on the two phenological forms of large blue maculinea arion lepidoptera. Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated. In 1979 the species became extinct in britain but has been successfully reintroduced with new conservation methods. Large blue butterflies, phengaris maculinea, are an important focus of endangeredspecies conservation in eurasia. Bonelli s 2011 habitat preferences of maculinea arion and its. The british subspecies of maculinea arion eutyphron was described briefly by the german entomologist hans fruhstorfer surprisingly during the first world war in 1915. Pdf population dynamics and conservation of a specialized. Population demography of the endangered large blue. Replacement name for maculinea arion tatsienluica oberth, 1910 praeocc. Pdf distribution of maculinea genus in romania lepidoptera.
Maculinea alcon alconides korb, maculinea alcon alconides korb. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The type species of the latter was the alcon blue m. In 1979 the large blue butterfly maculinea arion became extinct in the uk. Maculinea alcon mainly inhabits fens with gentian occurrence. Read the large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion, as a conservation umbrella on a landscape scale.
The biology and ecology of the large blue butterfly. Jun 25, 2007 nonlong terminal repeat nonltr retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements that propagate themselves by reverse transcription of an rna intermediate. The ecology and conservation of maculinea arion and other european. The large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion, as a. The first two were beetles in conservation 2010 and hymenoptera and. Genetic differentiation among the maculinea species. The biology and ecology of the large blue butterfly phengaris maculinea arion.
Nonlong terminal repeat nonltr retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements that propagate themselves by reverse transcription of an rna intermediate. Select the student document option under the academic details tab click on add document, select the form type you want to upload and choose the file from your computer, and then click upload. Pdf it has long been known that phengaris maculinea arion has a complex lifecycle involving the. Maculinea rebeli flies usually from late june to early or midjuly in a single generation. An maculinea in nahilalakip ha familia nga lycaenidae. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. As trasforma an farfala sempe ant ij nij ed le formije. The recovered clades correspond to foodplant associations, with one exception. How to upload documents to arion auckland university of. As a result, many extant populations are considered endangered and only exist because they are actively managed.
Eionet forum reporting under habitats directive article 17 library 20012006 reporting datasheets species invertebrates. Oct 15, 2002 read an individual based model for the conservation of the endangered large blue butterfly, maculinea arion lepidoptera. Download pdf download all download jpeg 2000 download text. Anecdotal evidence suggests that habitat management for the large blue butterfly, maculinea arion, benefits other rare species. Highlights butterflies of the glaucopsyche section vary in foodplant and hostant associations. Laterinstar phengaris caterpillars live in myrmica. Selected plant and invertebrate species were monitored on a degraded site which was under going restoration management for the future reintroduction or natural recolonisation of m. However, research triggered by the extinction of the original uk population of p. Pdf we employ an empirically motivated case model approach to investigate the theoretical. Phengaris maculinea arion is an endangered social parasite of myrmica ants, and for a very long time was considered as specific to myrmica sabuleti. Plant defences against ants provide a pathway to social. The large blue butterfly, maculinea arion, is one of many butterfly species that have declined in europe during the last century, both in terms of population numbers and population connectivity. Maculinea arion, lycaena dispar, papilio machaon, hesperia comma, argynnis adippe, boloria euphrosyne.
Maculinea arion linnaeus, 1758 the large blue phengaris arion is a species of butterfly in the family lycaenidae. Hostant specificity of endangered large blue butterflies. The species was first defined in 1758 and first recorded in britain in 1795. It has long been known that phengaris maculinea arion has a complex lifecycle involving the social parasitisation of ants.
Globally threatened butterflies have prompted researchbased approaches to insect conservation. Maculinea arion has two different phenotypic forms spring and summer in the carpathian basin. A theory and a mathematical model for the evolution of single. We found that these two butterfly species parasitize different ant clades within m. Here, we describe the reversal of the decline of maculinea arion large blue, a charismatic specialist whose larvae parasitize myrmica ant societies.
The ecology and conservation of maculinea arion and other. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is. This tool is the perfect to creat pdf files for mac. Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an. Eionet forum reporting under habitats directive article 17 library 20012006 reporting datasheets species invertebrates invertebrates. Maculinea alcon and maculinea arion are infected in 100 %, each of these species with a single strain, but the infection level of maculinea nausithous and maculinea. A phylogenetic revision of the glaucopsyche section. The case of the czech carpathians, ecological indicators on. Priority butterfly species listed in the uk biodiversity. For more information, download the preatlas of rhopaloceres and zygens of aquitaine on.
The biology and ecology of the large blue butterfly phengaris. Population demography of the endangered large blue butterfly maculinea arion in europe author. Lycaena arion alconides aurivillius,lycaena alcon alconides dahlstrom, from wikipedia, nausothous free encyclopedia. Mean ds values for marinerlike elements bmmar1, bmmary, and bmmar3, and the elongation factor 1 alpha ef1a, wingless wg, and histone h3 h3 genes in species pairwise comparisons for bombyx mori, maculinea arion, maculinea nausithous, maculinea teleius, and maculinea alcon. Population dynamics and conservation of a specialized predator. Isolation and the decline of the large blue butterfly maculinea arion. The case of the czech carpathians, ecological indicators on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Maculinea arion linnaeus, yokohama lycaena euphemus kazamoto ab. Cr1 clade of nonltr retrotransposons from maculinea. I observed some males in the austrian nockberge in the subalpine stage. Pdf the biology and ecology of the large blue butterfly phengaris. Conservation umbrellas are charismatic species, the conservation of which also conserves the high diversity of associated plants and animals.
This species was found to be less closely related to most other supposed members of maculinea than the traditional phengaris species, and hence the two genera were merged to form a monophyletic group. To understand this life history diversity, we reconstructed the molecular phylogeny. Multilevel studies on the two phenological forms of large blue maculinea arion. Maculinea rebeli inhabits motsly only smallscale habitats in alpine and subalpine limestone grasslands between approximately 1500 and 2100m asl.
A particular emphasis is given to its interactions with other species host plant and host ant use, and, as a novel aspect, adult. At the time of writing 2012 the large blue has become successfully reestablished at several sites in devon and somerset, and its future in britain, at least in the short term seems assured. Maculinea alcon flies from late june to early august in a single generation in most high density. In this study, we examine habitat use of phengaris maculinea arion lepidoptera, lycaenidae, an endangered myrmecophilous butterfly, in populations close to its northern distribution limit. Large blue ovipositing note egg already laid on lower right of thyme flower, site h, somerset. Nonltr retrotransposons are known to evolve mainly via vertical transmission and random loss. Our knowledge of distribution and diversity of insect non.
In this maculinea arion eutyphron thread, i have referred to a rare dark infraspecific aberration cotswoldensis le chamberlain 1908 that once occurred in the populations of the cotswold hills in england. Reporting under habitats directive article 17 you are here. Merge two or more pdf files into one single pdf file. The prevalence and the pattern of the infestation highly differ among maculinea species. Horizontal transmission is believed to be a very rare event in nonltr retrotransposons. Five of the worlds six species of maculineabutterfly live in europe. Vertical evolution and horizontal transfer of cr1 nonltr. The dry habitat form occurs in juniper grasslands, pastures and other dry grassland formations usually on limestone. Large blue maculinea arion marsh fritillary eurodryas aurinia northern brown argus aricia artaxerxes pearlbordered fritillary boloria euphrosyne silverstudded blue plebejus argus. Pdf the biology and ecology of the large blue butterfly. Field studies were made of the benefits and costs of two feeding strategies in the genus maculinea, whose final. Land management impacts on european butterflies of. The large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion lepidoptera, lycaenidae, is a textbook example of a charismatic endangered invertebrate, intensively. The information you enter here will be stored in the downloaded file to assist you in.
The third in a trilogy of global overviews of conservation of diverse and ecologically important insect groups. Invertebrates reporting under habitats directive article 17. The genus maculinea is confined to the palaearctic region. Multiple hostant use by the predatory social parasite. The information you enter here will be stored in the downloaded file to assist you in managing your. We employ an empirically motivated case model approach to investigate the theoretical foundations for the conservation of the endangered butterfly maculinea arion. Jun 01, 2015 jedna z upoutavek na divadelni predstaveni pro deti od umelkyne vystupujici pod jmenem maculinea. The clade, comprising monophyletic maculinea nested within phengaris, does not comply. Phengaris is currently defined to include the genus maculinea.
Firefox extension to choose whether you want to view a pdf file inside the browser or download it. Previous studies carried out in poland suggested some discrepancies within this assumption, and therefore a much more intensive survey was undertaken. The large blue phengaris arion is a species of butterfly in the family lycaenidae. Hostant specificity of endangered large blue butterflies phengaris. In england maculinea arion is on the verge of extinction and there have been many explanations for its decline. Nov 01, 2009 read the large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion, as a conservation umbrella on a landscape scale. Despite much research on the socially parasitic large blue butterflies genus maculinea in the past 40 years, their relationship to their closest relatives, phengaris, is controversial and the.
Indepth research uncovered the reasons behind its extinction. Maculinea arion sites tended to fall into two groups that exploited scabrinodis group ants my. Inside the ants nest the butterfly larva feeds undetected on ant grubs the predatory butterfly larvae need nests of a certain size to survive minimum over 350. The large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion. Phengaris cyanecula eversmann, 1848, fric et al, 2007.
Controversial patterns of wolbachia infestation in the. Maculinea arion wikipedia an piemonteis, lenciclopedia. Lycaenidae, ecological modelling on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The recent distribution of the european maculinea species. Maculinea arion as an indicator of rare niches in semi. The large blue butterfly, phengaris maculinea arion, as. Maculinea nausithous bergstrasser, dusky large blue, dunkle wiesenknopfameisenblauling, azure des paluds. The large blue butterfly, maculinea arion, is one of many butterfly species that have declined in europe during the last century, both in terms of. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Inconspicuous changes in grazing and vegetation structure caused host ants to be replaced by similar but unsuitable congeners, explaining the extinction of european maculinea.
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