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Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the ``Baixada Santista{''} region, coastal Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Francini, Ronaldo Bastos [1] ; Duarte, Marcelo [2] ; Hendrik Mielke, Olaf Hermann [3] ; Caldas, Astrid [4] ; Lucci Freitas, Andre Victor [5, 6]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Catolica Santos, Curso Ciencias Biol, BR-11065902 Santos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, BR-81531980 Curitiba, PR - Brazil
[4] Smithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Dept Entomol, Washington, DC 20013 - USA
[5] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Museu Zool, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia; v. 55, n. 1, p. 55-68, JAN-MAR 2011.
Web of Science Citations: 31
Abstract

Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the ``Baixada Santista{''} region, coastal Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A list with 538 species of butterflies recorded in the Baixada Santista, Sao 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 Sao 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 Maquine in Rio Grande do Sul. (AU)

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
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