Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an urban park in northeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Douglas H. A. Melo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Centro de Ciências Biológicas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8607-1373
  • Marcelo Duarte Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia
  • Olaf H. H. Mielke Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical
  • Robert K. Robbins Smithsonian Institution, Department of Entomology
  • André V. L. Freitas Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Museu de História Natural

Keywords:

Atlantic Forest, Conservation, Inventory, northeastern Brazil

Abstract

Abstract Despite being one of the groups most well studied in Brazil, the butterfly fauna of northeastern Brazil, especially north of the mouth of São Francisco River, is poorly known. The aim of this study was to inventory the butterfly fauna in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco as a contribution to understanding the distribution of these insects. The study was carried out in a 384.7 hectares fragment of Parque Estadual Dois Irmãos, in the metropolitan region of Recife. The butterflies were sampled monthly with insect nets from August 2011 to July 2012 and from January to August 2016. Additional records were obtained from two entomological collections and from two previous visits to the area in July 2003 and August 2006. A total of 273 species was sampled in 464 hours, with an additional 15 species recorded from the Entomological Collections, totaling 288 butterfly species recorded. The richest family was Hesperiidae (108 species), followed by Nymphalidae (80), Lycaenidae (43) Riodinidae (37), Pieridae (16) and Papilionidae (4). The fauna was dominated by generalist species with a broad geographical distribution, many of them commonly found on open areas, forest edges and secondary vegetation. Roeberella lencates (Hewitson, 1875) and Pheles atricolor atricolor (Butler, 1871) (Riodinidae) represent new records for northeastern Brazil.

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2019-01-01

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Melo, D. H. A., Duarte, M., Mielke, O. H. H., Robbins, R. K., & Freitas, A. V. L. (2019). Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an urban park in northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 19(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1611

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