EcologybioRxivPreprint
Heated debate: Is the seasonal polyphenism of Araschnia levana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) driven by thermoregulation?
Daniel Linke, Jan Okrouhlík, Alena Sucháčková Bartoňová…·Irena Klečková
This study investigates whether the seasonal polyphenism in Araschnia levana is driven by thermoregulation, finding that morphology and coloration influence thermal dynamics but no active thermoregulation occurs.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.08.704656