Checklist of butterflies from the rupestrian grasslands of Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)

Author(s)

Pires, A. C. V. ^[1] ; Beirao, M. V. ^[1] ; Fernandes, G. W. ^{[1, 2]} ; Oliveira, I. F. ^[3] ; Pereira, G. C. N. ^[1] ; Silva, V. D. ^[4] ; Mielke, O. H. H. ^[5] ; Duarte, M. ^[6]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, DBG, ICB, Ecol Evolut & Biodiversidade, Ave Presidente Antonio Carlos 6627, BR-30161901 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Biol, Stanford, CA 94035 - USA

^[3] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Ctr Biociencias, Dept Ecol, Lab Ecol & Conservacao Biodiversidade, Av Senador Salgado Filho 3000, BR-59078970 Natal, RN - Brazil

^[4] Ctr Univ UMA, Fac Ciencias Biol & Saude, Rua Guajajaras 175, BR-30180100 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, Lab Estudos Lepidoptera Neotrop, Rua 15 Novembro, 1299, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SHILAP-REVISTA DE LEPIDOPTEROLOGIA; v. 46, n. 181, p. 5-17, MAR 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide a list of the butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) that occur in the rupestrian grasslands of Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Butterflies were sampled using VSR traps and entomological nets in seven undisturbed plots between 800 and 1400m above sea level. We collected 1,520 individuals belonging to 172 species. Among these species, four are on the Brazilian list of endangered species: Cunizza hirlanda planasia (Stoll, 1790), Magnastigma julia Nicolay, 1977, Strymon ohausi (Spitz, 1933) and Rhetus belphegor (Westwood, 1851). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/14682-8 - Biosystematics of lycaenidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from the remnants of Atlantic Rainforest, with emphasis for the Southeastern region of Brazil
• Grantee: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants