POPULATION BIOLOGY OF THE ENDANGERED FLUMINENSE SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY PARIDES ASCANIUS (PAPILIONIDAE: PAPILIONINAE: TROIDINI)

Autor(es)

Herkenhoff, Elisa Vieira ^[1] ; Monteiro, Ricardo Ferreira ^[1] ; Esperanco, Alexandre Pimenta ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro UFFRJ, Inst Biol, Dept Ecol, Lab Ecol Insetos, BR-21941590 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF THE LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY; v. 67, n. 1, p. 29-34, MAR 11 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

A population of Parides ascanius butterflies was studied for 12 months in Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil. The population size was approximately 10-20 individuals with a maximum of 50 individuals. Sex ratio was biased, with males dominating in most months. The residence time was 12.7 +/- 10.1 days for males, with a maximum of 28 days. Males travel distances of up to 400 m, but most individuals were recaptured within 150 to 250 m of their original capture site. Our results show that P. ascanius has a relatively long adult life span and maintains high population numbers, suggesting that habitat loss rather than population attributes explains its rarity and endangered status. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/50225-3 - História natural, filogenia e conservação de lepidópteros neotropicais
• Beneficiário: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 04/05269-9 - Borboletas da Mata Atlântica: biogeografia e sistemática como ferramentas de conservação de biodiversidade
• Beneficiário: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores