Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest

Martins, Lucas Pereira; Junior, Elias da Costa Araujo; Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira; Duarte, Marcelo; Azevedo, Gisele Garcia

doi:10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.38

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“…The abundance of Biblidinae, explained by the dominance of H. feronia in the Cerrado sensu stricto, also reinforces the previous hypothesis since this species is associated with anthropogenically impacted areas (e.g., Martins et al 2017b, Uehara-Prado et al 2007.…”

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“…Regarding richness and abundance, the most dominant subfamilies of frugivorous butterflies in the PESA were Satyrinae and Biblidinae. Furthermore, these taxa showed higher abundance and species richness in other studies from the Neotropical region (Lamas 2004, Martins et al 2017b, Santos et al 2011, Uehara-Prado et al 2007.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…The two most abundant species in the frugivorous butterfly community were the ones considered tolerant to anthropogenic effects, which contributed to the abundance model and to the low diversity and equitability indexes registered for the Cerrado physiognomies of the PESA. In this sense, both Y. renata and H. feronia can be considered indicators of disturbances and/ or landscape fragmentation within the PESA, as observed by Martins et al (2017b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, frugivorous Nymphalidae butterflies stand out in environmental monitoring and evaluation studies due to their biological and ecological characteristics, since they depend on specific micro-habitats and adequate resources to survive (Martins et al 2017b). Thus, changes in habitat quality caused by deforestation, fire, and global climate change affect butterfly populations.…”

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Composition and structure of the frugivorous butterfly community (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Serra Azul State Park (PESA), Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Silva

et al. 2019

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Due to the important ecological role of Nymphalidae as consumers of fermented fruits, excrement, exudates of decomposed plants and animals, as well as bioindicators of environmental quality that attract the interest of the general public, this study aimed to characterize the fauna of frugivorous butterflies at the Serra Azul State Park – PESA (Mato Grosso, Brazil) with regards to composition, taxonomic richness and spatial distribution. Collections were carried out in 2014 from six 250 m plots in a RAPELD module (5x5 km). We defined five sampling points in each plot and placed a Van Someren-Rydon trap (VSR), with a bait made from banana fermented in cane juice, positioned 1 m above the ground for 24 hours. We collected 204 specimens of Nymphalidae from five subfamilies, 22 genera, and 40 species. Satyrinae was the most abundant and species-rich subfamily. The community structure varied spatially, with the gallery forest presenting the greatest richness, diversity, and equitability, while ‘cerrado ralo’ presented higher abundance and less diversity and equitability. Therefore, according to the pattern of abundance in the PESA, species were best adapted to the log series model. Yphthimoidesrenata (Stoll, 1780) (Satyrinae), Hamadryasferonia (Linnaeus, 1758), and Callicoresorana (Godart, 1824) (Biblidinae) were the most abundant species, 19 species were singletons, and eight were doubletons. Richness estimators showed that 63% of all species were sampled. Our results indicate that the frugivorous butterfly community is structured according to phytophysiognomies, and the dominance of species that are tolerant to disturbances indicates landscape fragmentation within the PESA, which interferes with species substitution pattern and their abundances in different environments of the park.

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Composition and structure of the frugivorous butterfly community (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Serra Azul State Park (PESA), Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Silva

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“…al. 2007;Barlow et al 2008;Ribeiro and Freitas 2012), including its eastern portion (Ramos 2000;Teston and Silva 2017;Martins et al 2017b). It is known that the guild of fruit-feeding butterflies tends to have fewer species in disturbed systems, and the overall species composition can be influenced by the vegetation structure and presence of food resources (Hamer et al 2006;Ribeiro et al 2008).…”

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Temporal distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the eastern extreme of the Amazon region

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Rainfall is one of the most influential factors driving insect seasonality in the Amazon region. However, few studies have analyzed the temporal dynamics of fruit-feeding butterflies in the Brazilian Amazon, specially in its eastern portion. Here, we evaluated the diversity patterns and temporal distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies in a remnant of eastern Amazon forest in the Baixada Maranhense, northeastern Brazil. Specifically, we tested whether fruit-feeding butterflies are temporally structured and whether rainfall influences species richness and abundance. Butterflies were collected with baited traps in both the rainy and dry seasons for two consecutive years. In total, we captured 493 butterflies belonging to 28 species, 15 genera and eight tribes. Three species comprised about half of the overall abundance, and Satyrinae was the most representative subfamily. The fruit-feeding butterfly assemblage showed a strong temporal structure during the second year of sampling, but not during the first year. Species composition and richness did not differ between rainy and dry seasons, and neither abundance nor richness was influenced by rainfall. Our results indicate that seasonality is not a strong environmental filter in this region, and that other biotic and abiotic factors are probably driving the community structure. The predominance of palms in the Baixada Maranhense, which are used as host plants by larvae of several lepidopteran species (specially satyrines) and are available year-round, might have contributed to the observed patterns of temporal diversity.

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Diversity and community structure of wild vertebrates in the Sandwip Island of Bangladesh

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Species diversity and community structure of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an eastern amazonian forest

Abstract: Deforestation has negative impacts on diversity and community patterns of several taxa. In the eastern Amazon

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Composition and structure of the frugivorous butterfly community (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Serra Azul State Park (PESA), Mato Grosso, Brazil

Composition and structure of the frugivorous butterfly community (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Serra Azul State Park (PESA), Mato Grosso, Brazil

Temporal distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in the eastern extreme of the Amazon region

Diversity and community structure of wild vertebrates in the Sandwip Island of Bangladesh

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