Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Parque Ecologic Joao Vasconcelos Sobrinho, Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

Author(s)

Paluch, Marlon ^[1] ; Hendrik Mielke, Olaf Hermann ^[2] ; Beserra Nobre, Carlos Eduardo ^[3] ; Casagrande, Mirna Martins ^[2] ; Alves Melo, Douglas Henrique ^[4] ; Lucci Freitass, Andre Victor ^{[5, 6]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Reconcavo Bahia UFRB, Ctr Ciencias Agr Ambientais & Biol, BR-44380000 Cruz Das Almas, BA - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Parana UFPR, Ctr Politecn, Dept Zool, BR-81531980 Curitiba, PR - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Pernambuco UFPE, Dept Bot, BR-50670901 Recife, PE - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Rural Pernambuco UFPE, BR-52171900 Recife, PE - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[6] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Museu Hist Nat, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 11, n. 4, p. 229-238, OCT-DEC 2011.
• Web of Science Citations: 8

Abstract

Comprising a natural reserve with 359 ha of ``montane forest{''} inserted on the Brazilian semi-arid, the Parque Ecologic Joao Vasconcelos Sobrinho (PEJVS), locally known as ``Brejo dos Cavalos{''} is currently under high anthropogenic pressure. A list of 197 species of butterflies belonging to six families is presented, being 59 species of Hesperiidae, 4 of Papilionidae, 18 of Pieridae, 17 of Lycaenidae, 12 of Riodinidae and 87 of Nymphalidae. The butterfly community was composed mainly by widespread species commonly found in open habitats. There were also many species typical of forested areas such as Scada karschina delicata Talbot, 1932 (Danainae: Ithomiini), which is an endangered butterfly. (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