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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15130| Title: | The presence of Aglais urticae (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) in the Maltese islands |
| Authors: | Sciberras, Arnold Schembri, Esther |
| Keywords: | Lepidoptera -- Malta Nymphalidae -- Malta Insects -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | The Central Mediterranean Naturalist |
| Citation: | Sciberras, A., Schembri, E. (2005). The presence of Aglais urticae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Maltese islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 4(2), 136. |
| Abstract: | The first mention of the presence of the Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, in the Maltese islands was by T.B Fletcher in 1904-05 who mentions that a specimen was "noticed" by Gervase F. Mathew on March 23rd 1892. It was also repeatedly mentioned by a number of other authors (as either Aglais or Vanessa urticae) (Bainbridge-Fletcher, 1904, 1905; Caruana-Gatto, 1925; P. Borg, 1932; 1. Borg, 1939; De Lucca,1950 and Sammut 2000) ) but considerable doubt was cast on the validity of A. urticae records, so much so that Sammut (2000) regards these as based on probable misidentifications. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15130 |
| Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 4, Part 2 CMN, Volume 4, Part 2 |
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