Habitat and range of Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae)

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Fifteen sites occupied by Euphydryas gillettii are compared according to 10 characteristics. All sites are moist, open, mostly montane meadows, many with a history of disturbance, commonly fire. Population size correlates with relative availability of nectar but not with overall abundance of the usual hostplant, Lonicera involucrate. Habitats at higher latitudes often have a southerly exposure. Reduction in hostplant size at higher latitudes contributes to the northern range limit. Three populations likely have become extinct since 1960, but the species range does not appear to be changing.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Williams EH. 1988. Habitat and range of Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae). [accessed 2016 Jan 25]; Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 42(1):37–45. http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1980s/1988/1988-42(1)37-Willams.pdf