Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) collected in a Cerrado area near Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil.

Authors

  • Millena Castro Ribeiro Universidade de Brasí­lia
  • Roberto Cavalcanti Sampaio Jardim Botânico de Brasí­lia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/heringeriana.v12i2.917895

Keywords:

Central Brazil, Campo rupestre, Entomological fauna

Abstract

In order to improve the entomological collection of the Jardim Botânico de Brasí­lia and our knowledge of the order Lepidoptera in the Cerrado biome, an inventory of butterflies was performed in the Zen Horyu-Zan Eisho-Ji Monastery near Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil. Three collecting expeditions were done and 17 species of butterflies were recorded distributed in four families, Hesperiidae, Nymphalidae and Pieridae with five species each, and Papilionidae with two species.

Key words: Central Brazil, Campo rupestre, Entomological fauna.

Author Biography

Millena Castro Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasí­lia

Graduanda em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade de Brasí­lia. Estagiária no Laboratório de  Mimetismo e Psicologia de Predadores, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasí­lia. Estagiária do Núcleo de Monitoramento, Controle e Fauna, Jardim Botânico de Brasí­lia.

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Published

2019-11-22

How to Cite

Ribeiro, M. C., & Sampaio, R. C. (2019). Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) collected in a Cerrado area near Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil. Heringeriana, 12(2), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.17648/heringeriana.v12i2.917895

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2018): Heringeriana

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Correspondences

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