Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an Andean forest on eastern slope of Tona river basin, Santander (Colombia)

Authors

  • Alfonso Villalobos-Moreno Grupo de Investigaciones Entomológicas y Ambientales-GENA. Calle 91 No. 22-104 Apto 403, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Julián Adolfo Salazar-Escobar Centro de Museos, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad de Caldas.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.42.09
Keywords: Andes; Abundance; Richness; Butterflies, Northeastern Colombia

Abstract

The objective was to establish the composition of species of butterflies in two localities in Tona river basin. We made captures of butterflies for the project Characterization of wild entomofauna of Tona river basin, Santander. We collected 262 specimens and 91 species of the families Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Riodinidae and Nymphalidae. The family Nymphalidae was higher abundance (169) and richness of specie (56), and the most abundant species: Euptychoides laccine (15) and Pedaliodes phrasis (12). The analysis of inventory quality indicated a potential richness of 168.61, proportion of observed specie of 53.97% and sampling effort of 99.91%. Puente Rojo had the highest diversity values: abundance (168), observed richness (72), N0 (165.20), N1 (52.44) y N2 (36.66).

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Published
27-05-2020
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Villalobos-Moreno, A., & Salazar-Escobar, J. A. (2020). Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of an Andean forest on eastern slope of Tona river basin, Santander (Colombia). Anales de Biología, (42), 75–84. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.42.09
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