Decline of <i>Parnassius apollo</i> in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Spain (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).

Authors

  • J. F. Sánchez-R.
  • A. Baz

Keywords:

Asia, Campanulaceae, conservation, Compositae, Crassulaceae, decline, density, distribution, endangered species, Europe, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, France, habitats, hostplants, Iberian Peninsula, Leguminosae, phenology, Pinaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Poland, population biology, relict species, Sweden

Abstract

This work describes the distribution, density, phenology and habitat (altitude range and type of vegetation) of Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus) in the Sierra de Guadarrama of Central Spain. Its present state of conservation in the area is analyzed and compared to that of twenty years ago.

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1996-03-01

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