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Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the "Baixada Santista" region, coastal São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Ronaldo Bastos Francini [1] ; Marcelo Duarte [2] ; Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke [3] ; Astrid Caldas [4] ; André Victor Lucci Freitas [5]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Católica de Santos. Curso de Ciências Biológicas - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Zoologia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil
[4] National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology - Estados Unidos
[5] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Departamento de Biologia Animal and Museu de Zoologia - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia; v. 55, n. 1, p. 55-68, 2011-03-00.
Abstract

Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the "Baixada Santista" region, coastal São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A list with 538 species of butterflies recorded in the Baixada Santista, São Paulo ( SE Brazil) is presented. Standard sampling protocols (i.e. with entomological nets) were followed. Baited traps were installed for fruit feeding species. Data from the literature and entomological collections were also considered in the total estimated species richness. The species richness recorded in the Baixada Santista region represents about 16% of the Brazilian butterfly fauna, and 34% of the known butterfly fauna for the state of São Paulo. The present list contains an appreciably higher number of species in comparison to other lists from similar biomes farther south, such as Blumenau in Santa Catarina, and Maquiné in Rio Grande do Sul. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 00/01484-1 - Butterfilies as environmental indicators: monitoring with Nymphalidae (Eurytelinae and Satyrinae)
Grantee:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 98/05101-8 - Lepidoptera of the State of São Paulo: diversity, distribution, resources, and use for analysis and environmental monitoring
Grantee:Keith Spalding Brown Junior
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants