Abstract
The butterfly inventories carried out in urban landscapes in Bahia are still scarce. Urban areas with remnants of native vegetation in association with ornamental plants can provide several resources that are favorable for the development and shelter of various animal species, including insects, even with the high anthropization that occurs in these environments. In this work, we aim to investigate the urban fauna of butterflies at the Campus of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), an area of Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone located in the municipality of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. Monthly samplings were carried out with entomological net and standardized traps with different attractive baits, between May 2019 and January 2020, in addition to review of the material previously deposited at the Entomological Collection Prof. Johan Becker located at the Zoology Museum of the UEFS (MZFS). In total, 114 species of Papilionoidea were recorded, with Nymphalidae being the richest family (45 species), followed by Hesperiidae (32), Lycaenidae (21), Pieridae (10), Papilionidae (3) and Riodinidae (3). Thirteen species are new records for Bahia and eight species are new records for Northeast Brazil. The results demonstrate the extreme relevance of the conservation and preservation of urban green areas for the maintenance of butterflies species and, consequently, the associated insect fauna.
Highlights
Apilionoidea is one of 43 superfamilies of Lepidoptera (Insecta) that comprises the insects popularly known as butterflies (Mitter et al 2017)
Considering the facts above and the scarcity of studies in urban fragments in Bahia, the main objective of this study was to carry out an inventory of butterflies in a fragmented urban area of the Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone located on the Campus of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Checklist of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an urban area
Feira de Santana has a variable climate between subhumid and dry (Thornthwaite & Mather 1955), with rainfall and average annual temperature of 848 mm and 24 oC, respectively
Summary
Apilionoidea is one of 43 superfamilies of Lepidoptera (Insecta) that comprises the insects popularly known as butterflies (Mitter et al 2017). The higher vegetation richness in urban landscapes the greater the permanence of individuals in a given area, attracting new populations of butterflies as well (Ruszczyk & Nascimento 1999; Bonfantti et al 2011). Vila-Verde & Paluch (2020), using the same methods but higher sample effort (150 sample-hours for entomological net and 1,088 VRS trap-hours), performed an inventory in an urban fragment of dense Ombrophilous forest in Porto Seguro that results in 228 species recorded. Santana (UEFS), Bahia, Brazil, using different sampling methods in order to evaluate the species richness and document potential anthropogenic impacts on these insects in the study area
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
