An overview on the most outstanding Italian endemic moth, Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

Fabio Mosconi; Alberto Zilli; Renato Spicciarelli; Emanuela Maurizi; Augusto Vigna Taglianti; Paolo Audisio

doi:10.4081/fe.2014.70

Fragmenta entomologica (Oct 2014)

An overview on the most outstanding Italian endemic moth, Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

Fabio Mosconi,
Alberto Zilli,
Renato Spicciarelli,
Emanuela Maurizi,
Augusto Vigna Taglianti,
Paolo Audisio

Affiliations

Fabio Mosconi: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology (C.R.A.-A.B.P), Florence; Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome
Alberto Zilli: The Natural History Museum, Life Sciences, Insect Division, London
Renato Spicciarelli: School of Agricultural, Forest, Food and Environmental Sciences (SAFE), University of Basilicata, Potenza
Emanuela Maurizi: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology (C.R.A.- A.B.P), Florence; Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University
Augusto Vigna Taglianti: Museum Centre, Zoological Museum, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome
Paolo Audisio: Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome; Museum Centre, Zoological Museum, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/fe.2014.70
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 46, no. 1-2
pp. 1 – 9

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The state of knowledge about the European Bramea, Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig, 1963, is briefly summarized in relation to growing concern about the conservation status of the most outstanding Italian endemic moth species.

Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea, Brahmaeidae, Lepidoptera, endemic species, host-plants, conservation, Italy

Published in Fragmenta entomologica

ISSN: 0429-288X (Print); 2284-4880 (Online)
Publisher: University La Sapienza of Rome
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa02/fragmenta_entomologica

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