Species richness of anthophilous butterflies of an Atlantic Forest fragment in Southeastern Brazil

Revista Ceres

Kelen Coelho Cruz²  Sileimar Maria Lelis²  Mariana Aparecida Silva Godinho²  Rúbia Santos Fonseca²  Paulo Sérgio Fiúza Ferreira¹  Milene Faria Vieira² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Viçosa Departamento de Biologia Vegeta Viçosa Minas Gerais ,Brazil

关键词: Asteraceae;    Brazil;    psychophily;    Seasonal Semideciduous Forest;    Asteraceae;    Brasil;    psicofilia;    Floresta Estacional Semidecidual;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-737X2012000500001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objectives of this study were to identify anthophilous butterflies on psychophilous flowers of four Asteraceae species in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, and to determine whether there are species in common with other lepidopteran inventories of the Southeastern and Midwestern regions of Brazil. It is the first inventory of anthophilous butterflies of a semideciduous forest fragment in Zona da Mata, State of Minas Gerais. A total of 108 species were recorded, representing the fourth largest lepidopteran survey in this State. The results demonstrated that Asteraceae species may be important tools for monitoring anthophilous butterflies. The similarity with other inventories ranged from 1 to 92.55%. Fifteen species were reported for the first time in the State of Minas Gerais, and among them, Melanis alena and Thisbe irenea were observed in this study only.

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