Although seasonality in the tropics is often less pronounced than in temperate areas, tropical
ecosystems show seasonal dynamics as well. Nevertheless, individual tropical insects' …

Fifteen species of many-plumed moths are recorded from the Mount Cameroon area, SW
Cameroon, West Africa. Nine species: Alucitalongipenis Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. n …

Comprehensive biodiversity assessment of moths in Nigeria rely greatly on accurate species
identification. While most of the Nigerian moths are identified effortlessly using their …

Abstract Mount Cameroon, SW Cameroon, has already been described as a unique hotspot
of the many-plumed moth (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae), with their local diversity unrivalled in the …

A field survey of Mount Cameroon, South-West Province, Cameroon, revealed two butterfly
species new to science. Lepidochrysops liberti sp. nov.(Lycaenidae) flies in the extensive …

Amerila is one of the most studied Afrotropical genera of Arctiinae. However, based on a
regionally constrained sample of specimens from Mount Cameroon, we show how …

Research on the ecology and conservation of Lepidoptera (and other species) has
historically neglected tropical diversity–but the Lepidoptera of tropical Africa have been …

Background The biodiversity of West and Central Africa is understudied, including butterflies
and moths (Lepidoptera). Cameroon, through its position in between few biogeographic …

Nectar robbing and thieving can substantially affect the reproduction of animal-pollinated
plants. Although the intensity of nectar exploitation remains unexplored at the community …

 Abstract This study confirms Mount Cameroon as an unprecedented hotspot for the diversity
of many-plumed moths, with the discovery and description of nine new species: Alucitafako …