Uso de la larva de Arsenura armida armida (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), “cuecla” en Ixcohuapa, Veracruz, México

Intense and chronic disturbance may arrest natural succession, reduce environmental quality and lead to ecological interaction losses. Where natural succession does not occur, ecological restoration aims to accelerate this process. While plant establishment and diversity is promoted by restoration, few studies have evaluated the effect of restoration activities on ecological processes and animal diversity. This study assessed herbivory and lepidopteran diversity associated with two pioneer tree species growing in 4-year-old experimental restoration plots in a tropical dry forest at Sierra de Huautla, in Morelos, Mexico. The study was carried out during the rainy season of 2010 (July-October) in eleven 50 x 50 m plots in three different habitats: cattle-excluded, cattle-excluded with restoration plantings, and cattle grazing plots. At the beginning of the rainy season, 10 juveniles of Heliocarpus pallidus (Malvaceae) and Ipomoea pauciflora (Convolvulaceae) were selected in each plot (N = 110 trees). Herbivory was measured in 10 leaves per plant at the end of the rainy season. To evaluate richness and abundance of lepidopteran larvae, all plants were surveyed monthly. Herbivory was similar among habitats and I. pauciflora showed a higher percentage of herbivory. A total of 868 lepidopteran larvae from 65 morphospecies were recorded. The family with the highest number of morphospecies (9 sp.) was Geometridae, while the most abundant family was Saturnidae, with 427 individuals. Lepidopteran richness and abundance were significantly higher in H. pallidus than in I. pauciflora. Lepidopteran richness was significantly higher in the cattle-excluded plots, while abundance was significantly higher in the non-excluded plots. After four years of cattle exclusion and the establishment of plantings, lepidopteran richness increased 20 –fold in the excluded plots compared to the disturbed areas, whereas herbivory levels were equally high in both restored and disturbed sites. Restoration with plantings and exclusion of cattle and plantings was shown to be a successful strategy for attracting lepidopterans and cattle exclusion was the main factor explaining lepidopteran diversity.

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“…pallidus trees are left to grow in perturbed areas to ensure a harvest of A . armida [ 57 ]. In this case, A .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Recovering More than Tree Cover: Herbivores and Herbivory in a Restored Tropical Dry Forest

2015

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The Effect of Agricultural Management on the Distribution and Abundance ofArsenuraArmida (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Chiapas, Mexico

Molina-Nery

Ruiz-Montoya

Castro-Ramírez

et al. 2017

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

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Notes on the identity of Phalaena Attacus cassandra Cramer, [1779] (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

Becker¹

2022

SHILAP Revta. lepid.

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The identity of Phalaena Attacus cassandra Cramer, [1779] is established, based on a female reared from a caterpillar that matched the description and illustration by STOLL (1790), raising the following questions: Are Attacus armida and Attacus cassandra really the same species, or two different species, as supposed by CRAMER (1771 [1779]), when described the adults, and Stoll, when he described the caterpillars? If they are the same, are the caterpillars polymorphic? Illustrations of the larvae and adult provide evidence that support these questions.

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Uso de la larva de Arsenura armida armida (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), “cuecla” en Ixcohuapa, Veracruz, México

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Recovering More than Tree Cover: Herbivores and Herbivory in a Restored Tropical Dry Forest

Recovering More than Tree Cover: Herbivores and Herbivory in a Restored Tropical Dry Forest

The Effect of Agricultural Management on the Distribution and Abundance ofArsenuraArmida (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Chiapas, Mexico

Notes on the identity of Phalaena Attacus cassandra Cramer, [1779] (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Arsenurinae)

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