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V. 157 N. 3 (2025)
Microtopographic phenotypic variation in Plebejus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910)
(Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae)
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Pubblicato: 23 dicembre 2025
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The molecularly based study by Toro-Delgado et al. (2025) demonstrates an identical genomic structure in all Sardinian-Corsican-Elban populations of Plebejus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910). However, the notable number of microtopographic phenotypic variations in wing patterns in the various insular biotopes is surprising. Possible influences from environmental causes emerge and are described in detail. The complex history relating to the discovery and taxonomy of Sardinian taxa, sometimes thought in the past to be conspecific with P. idas, is reported. The results of a careful study of the androconial morphology and wing pattern of the various island phenotypes of P. bellieri are presented.
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Microtopographic phenotypic variation in Plebejus bellieri (Oberthür, 1910): (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). (2025). Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana, 157(3), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.4081/bollettinosei.2025.119
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