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Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) of the Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Fazenda Lontra/Saudade, Itanagra, Northern Coast of Bahia, Brazil

2016; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de SP; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2014-0085

ISSN

1678-7927

Autores

Márlon Paluch, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, Lucílio Matos Linhares, Diego Carvalho da Silva,

Tópico(s)

Plant Diversity and Evolution

Resumo

The Private Reserve of Natural Heritage Fazenda Lontra/Saudade (FLS), located in the Northern Coast of Bahia state, Brazil, is the largest (1,377.33 ha) preserved Atlantic Forest area between Paraguaçu and São Francisco rivers in Bahia and Sergipe, respectively. A list of 260 species belonging to six families of butterflies is presented herein, being recorded 4 species of Papilionidae, 16 of Pieridae, 29 of Lycaenidae, 41 of Riodinidae, 87 of Nymphalidae and 83 of Hesperiidae. The butterfly community was composed mainly by widespread species commonly found in open habitats. There were also many species typical of forested areas, as such Morpho telemachus richardusFruhstorfer, 1898 (Nymphalidae: Morphini), a new record to the Northeastern Brazil.

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