LEPIDOPTERA COMPOSITION VARIATION IN RIPARIAN FORESTS IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL

• Autor(a) principal: Favretto, Mario Arthur
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Orlandin, Elton, dos Santos, Emili Bortolon, Piovesan, Monica, Onghero-Jr., Osvaldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Biota Amazônia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifap.br/index.php/biota/article/view/3236

This study was performed as a contribution to the knowledge of Lepidoptera of Western Santa Catarina State, south of Brazil and its composition variation in riparian forests. The species list is a result of independent sampling conducted during the years of 2012, 2014 and 2015.  Seventy-six different species of Lepidoptera were sampled in the riparian forest of Peixe’s River. Lepidoptera similarity between sampled areas were low and this result may indicate heterogeneity in species composition along the riparian forests. It should be highlighted that more knowledge about river basins in Brazil is necessary, due to this heterogeneity that results of rapid variation in species composition along environmental gradients, as riparian forests.Keywords: butterflies; seasonal deciduous forest; species inventory; subtropical region.