Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Parque Ecológico João Vasconcelos Sobrinho, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

Authors

  • Márlon Paluch Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia
  • Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Carlos Eduardo Beserra Nobre Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Mirna Martins Casagrande Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia
  • Douglas Henrique Alves Melo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • André Victor Lucci Freitas Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Biologia Animal

Keywords:

inventory, conservation, species richness, semi-arid vegetation

Abstract

Comprising a natural reserve with 359 ha of "montane forest" inserted on the Brazilian semi-arid, the Parque Ecológico João Vasconcelos Sobrinho (PEJVS), locally known as "Brejo dos Cavalos" is currently under high anthropogenic pressure. A list of 197 species of butterflies belonging to six families is presented, being 59 species of Hesperiidae, 4 of Papilionidae, 18 of Pieridae, 17 of Lycaenidae, 12 of Riodinidae and 87 of Nymphalidae. The butterfly community was composed mainly by widespread species commonly found in open habitats. There were also many species typical of forested areas such as Scada karschina delicata Talbot, 1932 (Danainae: Ithomiini), which is an endangered butterfly.
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Published

2011-12-01

How to Cite

Paluch, M., Mielke, O. H. H., Nobre, C. E. B., Casagrande, M. M., Melo, D. H. A., & Freitas, A. V. L. (2011). Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Parque Ecológico João Vasconcelos Sobrinho, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 11(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/881

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2011): v11n4

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