Revision of the Neotropical genus Yagra Oiticica (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Author(s)

Moraes, Simeao S. ^{[1, 2]} ; Duarte, Marcelo ^[1] ; Miller, Jacqueline Y. ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Curso Posgrad Ciencias Biol Zool, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Florida, Florida Museum Nat Hist, McGuire Ctr Lepidoptera & Biodivers, Gainesville, FL 32611 - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Natural History; v. 45, n. 25-26, p. 1511-1531, 2011.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

The Castniidae, or butterfly moths, are characteristically colourful diurnal moths, distributed throughout the tropics except in Africa. The Neotropical representatives forage almost exclusively on monocotyledonous plants and many species are crop pests with more than 60% of the Neotropical castniids found or endemic in Brazil. Research studies that focus on taxonomy, systematics, and morphology of this group are scarce. In this study, Yagra Oiticica, a small genus restricted to south-eastern South America, is revised and the diagnostic morphological characters of male and female genitalia are illustrated. This research is part of long-term study on the Castniidae for future phylogenetic analysis. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 03/13985-3 - Robert Kanner Robbins | Smithsonian Institution - Estados Unidos
• Grantee: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• FAPESP's process: 06/05365-3 - Taxonomy and cladistic analysis of Yagra Oiticica complex (Lepidoptera, Castniidae, Castniinae)
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master