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

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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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from a Fragment of Atlantic Forest in the Southern Bahia State

EntomoBrasilis ◽

10.12741/ebrasilis.v13.e905 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

pp. e905

Author(s):

Gabriel Vila-Verde ◽

Márlon Paluch

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Record ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Forest Edges ◽

Secondary Vegetation ◽

Southern Bahia ◽

Butterfly Fauna ◽

Disturbed Forest

The Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia comprises a zone of high levels of biodiversity and endemism of plants, vertebrates and insects. However, there are still several gaps on the knowledge of the local Lepidoptera diversity. The objective of this study was to conduct an inventory of butterflies in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil to provide information on species richness. Butterflies were sampled with insect net from March 2018 to March 2019, and November 2019 to February 2020, totaling 150 h of sampling effort. Additionally, we used Van Someren-Rydon traps for collecting frugivorous butterflies in September 2018 and February 2019 representing 1,080 trap-hours. A total of 228 butterfly species were recorded. Hesperiidae (86 spp.) and Nymphalidae (77 spp.) were the most representative families, followed by Riodinidae (32 spp.), Lycaenidae (21 spp.), Pieridae (10 spp.) and Papilionidae (2 spp.). The local butterfly fauna is composed of species found in open or disturbed forest edges, and secondary vegetation. Most of the sampled species is broadly distributed in Brazil Morpho menelaus coeruleus (Perry, 1810) (Nymphalidae), Jemadia hospita hephaestos (Plötz, 1879) (Hesperiidae) and several species of Lycaenidae and Riodinidae represents a new record for northeastern Brazil.

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the Restinga de Cabedelo National Forest, Paraíba State, Brazil

EntomoBrasilis ◽

10.12741/ebrasilis.v14.e970 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. e970

Author(s):

Adalberto Medeiros ◽

Emanoel Pereira Gualberto ◽

Rafael Pereira Rodrigues ◽

Solange Maria Kerpel

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

National Forest ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Preliminary Information ◽

Butterfly Fauna ◽

Forested Areas

Restinga forests are plant formations that occur on plains of quaternary sandy deposits along the Brazilian coast. Despite historical reduction of the Restinga forests, little effort has been made to know the butterfly fauna of these areas. This paper is an important contribution to the butterfly’s knowledge, being the second inventory in the Restinga forest of northeastern Brazil. The survey was conducted in the Restinga de Cabedelo National Forest (FLONA de Cabedelo, following the Portuguese abbreviation) and aimed to provide preliminary information on the butterflies richness in this region. A total of 89 butterfly species and 1,503 individuals were recorded at FLONA de Cabedelo. Hesperiidae was the richest family (34 species), followed by Nymphalidae (33) Pieridae (eight), Lycaenidae (seven), Riodinidae (five), and Papilionidae (two). In general, the butterfly fauna of the FLONA de Cabedelo is dominated by species widely distributed and commonly found in open or forested areas in Brazil. Five species are new records in Paraíba state: Calydna sturnula (Geyer), Theope foliorum (Bates), Cogia hassan (Butler), Vehilius inca (Scudder), and Chiothion asychis (Stoll). We suggest carrying out monthly samplings which will certainly increase the list of species herein presented.

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A preliminary report on butterfly fauna (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.4443.11.11.14452-14470 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 14452-14470 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yik Fui Philip Lo ◽

Zheng Bi

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Report ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

New Records ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Nomen Nudum ◽

Field Surveys ◽

National Nature Reserve ◽

Western Yunnan ◽

Butterfly Fauna

The butterfly fauna of Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, western Yunnan, China was investigated during a series of field surveys conducted between April 2014 and May 2018. A total of 216 butterfly species were recorded (Hesperiidae 41, Papilionidae 20, Pieridae 21, Lycaenidae 45, and Nymphalidae 89), of which 179 represent new records for Tengchong. Significant findings include paratype materials of a recently described genus and a subspecies, respectively, as well as three national and five provincial new records. Several obscure species were rediscovered during the survey, including two taxa that have not been recorded since their descriptions, Celaenorrhinus morena Evans, 1949 and Thoressa pedla pedla (Evans, 1956). The result of the survey is presented herein with notes on some little-known species. Additionally, past records on Tengchong butterfly fauna were reviewed and a name is treated as nomen nudum.

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the island of Korčula, Croatia

Entomologist s Gazette ◽

10.31184/g00138894.693.1677 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (3) ◽

pp. 171-185

Author(s):

Toni Koren ◽

Ivona Burić ◽

Boris Lauš ◽

Stanislav Gomboc ◽

Nikola Tvrtković

Keyword(s):

Rare Species ◽

New Records ◽

Species Abundance ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

As Species ◽

Butterfly Fauna ◽

Suitable Habitats ◽

Very High ◽

Cupido Minimus

A study of the butterfly fauna of the Croatian island of Korčula is presented. Fieldwork was carried out from 2011 to 2017, during several visits in different vegetation seasons, from the end of April until November. Altogether, 53 species were recorded during the survey, including 21 new records for the island. Along with literature records, 60 butterfly species have so far been recorded on Korčula. When compared with other Adriatic islands, only Cres, Lošinj, Krk and Brač have more butterfly species than Korčula. In general, the number of species, as well as species abundance, was very high in most localities, indicating the long-term persistence of suitable habitats on the island. Records of rare species such as Iolana iolas, Cupido minimus, Aglais urticae, Satyrus ferula and Pyrgus armoricanus present important extensions of their known ranges on the islands and in Dalmatia.

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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the Lastovo archipelago, Croatia

Entomologist s Gazette ◽

10.31184/g00138894.711.1746 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 61-67

Author(s):

Toni Koren ◽

Boris Lauš

Keyword(s):

Adriatic Sea ◽

New Records ◽

Species Number ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Butterfly Fauna ◽

Open Fields

A study of the butterfly fauna of the southern Croatian islands of Lastovo and Prežba is presented. Fieldwork was carried out from 2013 to 2018, during different vegetation seasons. Altogether 30 species were recorded during the survey, including 13 new records for Lastovo. Along with Satyrium ilicis known only from the literature, 31 butterfly species have so far been recorded on Lastovo. On Prežba, 15 species have been recorded, representing the first butterfly records for the island. With respect to the butterfly fauna, Lastovo is one of the poorest medium sized islands in the Adriatic Sea. The main reason for this is its position, as it is one of the outer islands of the Adriatic, being about 94 km from the mainland. Additionally, most of the arable and open fields on the islands were abandoned in the last century and were, until recently, almost completely overgrown with bushes and maquis. This may be another reason for such a low species number, as well as the extremely low number of observed specimens of some species.

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New records of bryophytes for Pernambuco State, Brazil

Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution ◽

10.11646/bde.18.1.14 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 107-114

Author(s):

Kátia Cavalcanti Pôrto ◽

Shirley Rangel Germano ◽

Sylvia Mota De Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Records ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil

The known geographical distribution of 12 bryophyte species is extended by confirmation of their presence in the state of Pernambuco. Leptoscyphus porphyrius (Nees) Grolle, Harpalejeunea uncinata Steph., Chryso-hypnum diminutivum (Hampe) Buck and Porotrichum korthalsianum (Dozy & Molk.) Mitt. are new to northeastern Brazil. The material studied was collected in remnants of Atlantic Forest situated at altitudes of 100-1.100m. The principal taxonomic characteristics are cited, with ecological and distributional commentary provided.

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DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION AND NEW RECORDS FOR Cercosaura olivacea (GRAY, 1845) (SQUAMATA: GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE) IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Oecologia Australis ◽

10.4257/oeco.2021.2501.19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (01) ◽

pp. 184-189

Author(s):

Marcos Jorge Matias Dubeux ◽

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Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do Nascimento ◽

Ubiratan Gonçalves ◽

Tamí Mott ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

East Coast ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil

Here we add a new state record for Cercosaura olivacea in northeastern Brazil and new areas of occurrence in the state of Pernambuco and Sergipe, including the first record of this species in the Caatinga ecoregion. The new records fill a gap of more than 600 km in the distribution of this species on the east coast of Brazil and expand the geographical distribution of the species by 280 km north and 180 km south of the nearest recorded areas of occurrence.

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The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1751.1.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1751 (1) ◽

pp. 35 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

CARLOS EDUARDO B. NOBRE ◽

CLEMENS SCHLINDWEIN ◽

OLAF H. MIELKE

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Taxonomic Composition ◽

Flowering Plants ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Semiarid Region ◽

Butterfly Species ◽

Wide Geographical Distribution ◽

Butterfly Fauna ◽

Neotropical Rainforest ◽

Strong Seasonality

The first butterfly checklist for the Caatinga region and information about the taxonomic composition and seasonal structure of these butterflies is presented here. This study was conducted in the Catimbau National Park, located in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil. The butterflies were collected from September, 2005, to August, 2006; 5 days per month, on trails exhibiting flowering plants and also by using fruit-bait traps. A total of 121 butterfly species was recorded; half of them exclusively in the rainy season, 7% exclusively in the dry season and 42% in both seasons. The species richness was low when compared to neotropical rainforest habitats, due to strong seasonality and the structurally simple vegetation. The butterfly fauna is dominated by species typical for open areas and of wide geographical distribution. No endemism was discovered.

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New records of decapod crustaceans from the coast of Sergipe state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.5.1768 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1768 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Samara De Paiva Barros-Alves ◽

Douglas Fernandes Rodrigues Alves ◽

Sonja Luana Rezende Silva ◽

Carmen Regina Parisotto Guimarães ◽

Gustavo Luis Hirose

Keyword(s):

Continental Shelf ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Decapod Crustacean ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Decapod Crustaceans ◽

Crustacean Species ◽

First Time

The objective of this study is to report seven decapod crustacean species for the first time from Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil. The specimens were sampled from January 2012 to June 2015, on continental shelf and estuaries. Alpheus buckupi,Synalpheus ul, Lysmata bahia, L. cf. intermedia, Paguristes tortugae, Macrocoeloma laevigatum and Pilumnoides coelhoi are reported. This study records fill gaps in the geographical distribution of these decapods that have previous records for adjacent areas.

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New records of Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in a biogeographical transition zone in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.4.909 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 909 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rodrigo Matavelli ◽

Aldenise Martins Campos ◽

Fernando Augusto Barbosa Silva

Keyword(s):

Transition Zone ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Dung Beetles ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil

In this study, we present the first record of Ateuchus semicribratus, Canthon simulans, Canthon histrio, Dichotomius carinatus, Eurysternus caribaeus, Eurysternus nigrovirens, and Ontherus sulcator (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) for the state of Maranhão, Brazil. These records expand the currently known geographical distribution of these species and contribute to the knowledge of dung beetles in northeastern Brazil.

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