Saturniid moths (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from an Atlantic Rain Forest fragment in southeastern Brazil

Autor(es)

Albertoni, Fabiano F. ^[1] ; Mielke, Carlos G. C. ^[2] ; Duarte, Marcelo ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Programa Posgrad Sistemat Taxon Anim & Biodiversi, Museu Zool, Ave Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Ave Pioneiros 1494, BR-84145000 Carambei, PR - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 90, n. 3, p. 2827-2844, JUL-SEP 2018.
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Resumo

The light-attracted silk moths (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) of the Boraceia Biological Station in the municipality of Salesopolis, state of Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil have been sampled over more than seven decades (1942-2013). A total of 6,288 individuals (including a gynandromorph) belonging to five subfamilies, 46 genera and 133 species were identified. Hemileucinae was the most abundant and species-rich subfamily, followed by Ceratocampinae, Arsenurinae, Saturniinae, and Oxyteninae. Hylesia Hubner, Automeris Hubner, and Dirphiopsis Bouvier (Hemileucinae) were the dominant genera in abundance and species richness. Only Automeris illustris (Walker), Gamelia remissoides Lemaire, and Hidripa paranensis (Bouvier) (Hemileucinae) were recorded in all months of sampling. Hylesia metapyrrha (Walker) was the most abundant saturniid species recorded at the station, with 375 specimens, followed by Hylesia oratex Dyar with 265 specimens, Dirphia muscosa Schaus with 261 specimens (all Hemileucinae); Copaxa canella Walker (Saturniinae) with 232 specimens, and Lonomia cf. obliqua Walker (Hemileucinae) with 106 specimens. Fifteen additional species were each represented by more than 100 specimens. The importance of the Boraceia Biological Station to the maintenance of the saturniid moth diversity in the Atlantic Forest is discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 02/13898-0 - Sistemática, bionomia e evolução dos Lepidoptera neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Apoio a Jovens Pesquisadores
• Processo FAPESP: 16/50384-8 - Taxonomia, diversidade e distribuição de Lepidoptera (Insecta), com ênfase na fauna brasileira
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 12/02441-1 - Análise faunística de Saturniidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) em fragmento de Mata Atlântica do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
• Beneficiário: Fabiano Fabian Albertoni
• Linha de fomento: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado