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Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the "Baixada Santista" region, coastal São Paulo, southeastern Brazil

2011; Entomological Society of Brazil; Volume: 55; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0085-56262011000100010

ISSN

1806-9665

Autores

Ronaldo Bastos Francini., Marcelo Duarte, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, Astrid Caldas, André Victor Lucci Freitas,

Tópico(s)

Plant Diversity and Evolution

Resumo

Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the "Baixada Santista" region, coastal São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A list with 538 species of butterflies recorded in the Baixada Santista, São 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 São 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 Maquiné in Rio Grande do Sul.

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