Nota Lepidopterologica

Aims & Scope

Nota Lepidopterologica is the peer-reviewed journal of the Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica (SEL) published by Pensoft.

The journal was founded in 1977 and publishes original research papers on taxonomy, morphology/anatomy, phylogenetics, biogeography, ecology, behaviour, conservation, and natural history of Lepidoptera, but also on any other aspects of lepidopterology.

The journal is devoted mostly but not exclusively to Palaearctic Lepidoptera.

Comprehensive studies in any of the above-mentioned areas are given preference over studies with a very limited scope.

However, we also invite short contributions on important topics, such as invasive taxa, new records for large geographical areas, and other similar aspects.

All papers are published in English.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to peer-review by the leading specialists for the respective topic.

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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

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This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 100.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• A new LED lamp for the collection of nocturnal Lepidoptera and a spectral comparison of light-trapping lamps

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Gunnar

• Application of two molecular approaches (use of sex attractants and DNA barcoding) allowed to rediscover Zygaenoprocris eberti (Alberti, 1968) (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Procridinae), hitherto known only from the female holotype

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Gerhard, Konstantin, Axel

• Enantiomers of 2-butyl 7Z-dodecenoate are sex attractants for males of Adscita mannii (Lederer, 1853), A. geryon (Hübner, 1813), and Jordanita notata (Zeller, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae, Procridinae) in Italy

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Konstantin A., Gerhard M., Teodora B., Mitko A.

• Taxonomic comments on the treatment of the Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) in volume 3 of Moths of Europe, Zygaenids, Pyralids 1 and Brachodids (2012)

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Walter Gerald, Konstantin, Axel, Gerhard

• Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) of Thrace Region of Turkey

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Feza, Konstantin A., Kamuran, Elena E., Zühal, Gerhard M.

• DNA barcoding of Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera): results and perspectives

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Konstantin A., Anna V., Zoya S., Ekaterina V., Gerhard M., Rodolphe, Paul D. N.

• Multivariate indices as estimates of dry body weight for comparative study of body size in Lepidoptera

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Enrique

• A provisional checklist of European butterfly larval foodplants

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Harry E.

• The ant associates of Lycaenidae butterfly caterpillars – revisited

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Konrad

• Mondeguina, a new genus for Apatetris mediterranella Nel & Varenne, 2012, with description of a new species from Portugal (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Martin F. V., Jorge, Sónia