Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society is a quarterly scientific publication of The Lepidopterists' Society.

It contains refereed scholarly papers on the behavior, biology, conservation, ecology, evolution, genetics, morphology, physiology, systematics, and taxonomy of moths and butterflies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.184

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	23

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Hypothetical Ground Plan of the Zygaenidae, with a Review of the Possible Autapomorphies of the Procridinae and the Description of the Inouelinae<b>Subfam. nov.</b>

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Konstantin A., Gerhard M.

• Status of<i>Danaus plexippus</i>Population in Arizona

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Gail M., Christopher, Scott M.

• Life History Traits and Rearing Techniques for Fall Webworms (<i>Hyphantria cunea</i>Drury) in Colorado

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Katrina J., Amy L., Kylee, Mackenzie K., Jennifer, Lily, Jennifer, Shannon M.

• Communal Roosting in<i>Heliconius</i>Butterflies (Nymphalidae): Roost Recruitment, Establishment, Fidelity, and Resource Use Trends Based on Age and Sex

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Susan D.

• Butterfly Predators in the Neotropics: Which Birds are Involved?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Carlos E. G., Renato

• DNA Barcodes and Insights into the Relationships and Systematics of Buckeye Butterflies (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae:<i>Junonia</i>) from the Americas

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Edward, Sarah, Therese A.

• Moroccan Source Areas of the Painted Lady Butterfly<i>Vanessa cardui</i>(Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) Migrating into Europe in Spring

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Constantí, Marta, Rebeca, Ferran, Anna

• Overwintering Clusters of the Monarch Butterfly Coincide with the Least Hazardous Vertical Temperatures in the Oyamel Forest

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Lincoln P., Ernest H., Linda S., Daniel A., M. Isabel, M. Ván Limón, Raúl R., Stuart B., William H., Willow

• Biology and Systematics of the Leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree,<i>Schinus terebinthifolius raddi</i>, with Descriptions of a New Genus and Four New Species)

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Donald R., Fernando, Marina, Marcelo Diniz, Gregory S.

• Lizards as Predators of Butterflies: Shape of Wing Damage and Effects of Eyespots

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Dheeraj, Athul, Ullasa, Freerk

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