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DOI 10.4001/003.022.0205
Title (Primary) First record of the cycad blue, Chilades pandava, in Egypt – a new invasive butterfly species in the Mediterranean region and on the African continent (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Author Fric, Z.; Dickinson, R.; Fetouh, G.; Larsen, T.B.; Schön, W.; Wiemers, M. ORCID logo
Source Titel African Entomology
Year 2014
Department BZF
Volume 22
Issue 2
Page From 315
Page To 319
Language englisch
Keywords invasive species; mitochondrial DNA; haplotype network; Cycas
UFZ wide themes RU1;
Abstract The cycad blue, Chilades pandava, is recorded from Egypt for the first time. According to molecular analysis, the species appears to have originated from South China or Northern Indochina, and was probably introduced with ornamental Cycas plants.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=15314
Fric, Z., Dickinson, R., Fetouh, G., Larsen, T.B., Schön, W., Wiemers, M. (2014):
First record of the cycad blue, Chilades pandava, in Egypt – a new invasive butterfly species in the Mediterranean region and on the African continent (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Afr. Entomol. 22 (2), 315 - 319 10.4001/003.022.0205