103 butterflies (Papilionoidea) from Ilha Grande and Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carlos Eduardo Guimarães Pinheiro,Roberto De Xerez,Millena Castro Ribeiro

doi:10.11606/2176-7793/2021.52.04

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Abstract

Here we show a list of 103 butterflies (Papilionoidea) found at Ilha Grande and Ilha da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first butterfly inventory conducted in these islands. The species richness, the collecting methods utilized, endemism, and the mimicry rings found in the islands are discussed. Moreover, we emphasize the importance and the utilization of butterflies as suitable models to assess community ecology patterns.

Highlights

The Atlantic Forest is by far the richest biome for butterflies and many other animals in the Neotropics (Brown‐Jr. & Freitas, 2000; Myers et al, 2000; Lamas, 2004)
One of the most vulnerable parts of the Atlantic Forest Biome is known as Coastal Rain Forest (Ferri, 1980) that is restricted to the sides of the Serra do Mar and islands along the Brazilian cost, especially in the Rio de Janeiro State
Our observations indicate that some of them occur at Ilha Grande and Ilha da Marambaia

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Introduction

The Atlantic Forest is by far the richest biome for butterflies and many other animals in the Neotropics (Brown‐Jr. & Freitas, 2000; Myers et al, 2000; Lamas, 2004). & Freitas, 2000; Myers et al, 2000; Lamas, 2004). It is the most devastated biome in this large region with less than 12% of its original distribution relatively preserved (Ribeiro et al, 2009). Ilha Grande (193 km2) and Ilha da Marambaia (81 km2) are among the biggest islands of this region (Fig. 1). The former is isolated from the mainland for about 2 km and is covered mostly by dense (47%) and advanced successional stage (43%) of forests (Alho et al, 2002; Oliveira, 2002; Callado et al, 2009).

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