Most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. Yet, their diversity in rich terrestrial ecosystems is
still unknown. Here we produce tangible estimates of the total species richness of …

Aim The biodiversity of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera) along a complete tropical elevational
gradient was studied for the first time. The patterns are described, and the role of geometric …

Terrestrial arthropods are extremely important ecosystem components. The choice of best
approaches to collect the wide range of terrestrial arthropods has been a topic of long …

Aims We aim to document elevational richness patterns of geometrid moths in a globally
replicated, multi‐gradient setting, and to test general hypotheses on environmental and …

A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the" hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was
investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social …

Most nocturnal Lepidoptera can be attracted to artificial light sources, particularly to those
that emit a high proportion of ultraviolet radiation. Here, I describe a newly developed LED …

Light trap** is the most widely used tool for determining the diversity of nocturnal
Lepidoptera, but UV LEDs have yet to be used as light sources for the large-scale …

Climate change affects ecosystems worldwide and is threatening biodiversity. Insects, as
ectotherm organisms, are strongly dependent on the thermal environment. Yet, little is …

We sampled the diversity of epiphytes (lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants) and moths
(Geometridae, Arctiidae) in mature and recovering forest and in open vegetation in the …

The body size of an animal is probably its most important functional trait. For arthropods,
environmental drivers of body size variation are still poorly documented and understood …