Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) in the Southwestern Brazilian Grasslands, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Authors

  • Pamela Laiz Paré da Rosa Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Enrique Querol Chiva Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Cristiano Agra Iserhard Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia

Keywords:

Brazilian Pampa, conservation, riparian forest, Southern Brazil, species richness

Abstract

"Pampa" is the Brazilian biome that occurs in only one state. Besides grasslands formation, this biome has a variety of other ecosystems This work aimed to inventory the butterflies of the Parque Natural Municipal de Uruguaiana, contributing to the knowledge of this group of insects in this region. Three transects were covered in each sampling occasion: riparian forest (MC), margin of Uruguay river (MR) and grasslands (CS). After four samples along one year and a total of 99 net-hours of sampling effort 46 species were recorded, including two new records for Rio Grande do Sul and one new record for Brazil.
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Published

2011-03-01

How to Cite

Rosa, P. L. P. da, Chiva, E. Q., & Iserhard, C. A. (2011). Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) in the Southwestern Brazilian Grasslands, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 11(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/825

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2011): v11n1

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