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Immature Stages, Natural History, Systematics and Conservation of an Endangered Neotropical Butterfly: the Case of Scada karschina delicata (Nymphalidae: Ithomiini)

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Author(s):
Freitas, A. V. L. [1, 2] ; Rosa, A. H. B. [1, 2] ; Nobre, C. E. B. [3] ; Melo, D. H. A. [3] ; Mota, L. L. [1, 2] ; Silva-Brandao, K. L. [4] ; Machado, P. A. [1, 2] ; Carreira, J. Y. O. [1, 2]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Museu Zool, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Recife, PE - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 49, n. 5, p. 685-695, OCT 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

The endangered butterflyScada karschina delicataTalbot, 1932 (Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ithomiini) is endemic to northeastern Brazil, occurring in very few forest remnants of the `Pernambuco Center of Endemism'. Larvae feed on Solanaceae and are very similar to those of other species in the subtribe Mechanitina, with lateral projections on body, one of the main synapomorphies of this subtribe. Based on molecular data,S. k. delicataclustered together withS. karschina karschina, as a monophyletic group sister to the amazon clade ofS. reckia. Based on all available data,S. k. delicatais known from only five localities of mid- to high-altitude forests (from 500 to 1000 m of altitude) in northeastern Brazil. Grounded on available data, a new assessment of extinction risk is proposed, andS. k. delicatais now considered Vulnerable (VU) taxon. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/50225-3 - Natural history, phylogeny and conservation of Neotropical Lepidoptera
Grantee:André Victor Lucci Freitas
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: a multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot
Grantee:Cristina Yumi Miyaki
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants