The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Environmental Protection Zone/APA do Gama e Cabeça de Veado, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Abstract

A list containing 507 species of butterflies (Papilionoidea e Hesperioidea) found in the APA do Gama e Cabeça de Veado - DF in the last four decades is presented in this study. The list includes data obtained in the literature, our personal collections, and entomological collections recently visited, but not species with presumed distribution in the region. The purpose of this study is (1) to demonstrate the importance of this APA for the conservation of the cerrado butterfly fauna and, (2) allow for monitoring such biodiversity in future studies.