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The endangered butterfly Charonias theano (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): current status, threats and its rediscovery in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil
Freitas, AVL; Kaminski, LA; Iserhard, CA; Barbosa, EP; Marini Filho, OJ.
Affiliation
  • Freitas, AVL; Univ Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Depto de Biologia Animal & Museu de Zoologia. Campinas. BR
  • Kaminski, LA; Univ Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Depto de Biologia Animal & Museu de Zoologia. Campinas. BR
  • Iserhard, CA; Univ Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Depto de Biologia Animal & Museu de Zoologia. Campinas. BR
  • Barbosa, EP; Univ Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Biologia. Depto de Biologia Animal & Museu de Zoologia. Campinas. BR
  • Marini Filho, OJ; Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade. Centro de Pesquisa e Conservação do Cerrado e Caatinga. Brasília. BR
Neotrop. entomol ; 40(6): 669-676, Nov.-Dec. 2011. ilus, mapas, tab
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-624054
Responsible library: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
The pierid Charonias theano (Boisduval), an endangered butterfly species, has been rarely observed in nature, and has not been recorded in the state of São Paulo in the last 50 years despite numerous efforts to locate extant colonies. Based on museum specimens and personal information, C. theano was known from 26 sites in southeastern and southern Brazil. Recently, an apparently viable population was recorded in a new locality, at Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo, with several individuals observed during two weeks in April, 2011. The existence of this population at Serra do Japi is an important finding, since this site represents one of the few large forested protected areas where the species could potentially persist not only in the state of São Paulo, but within its entire historical distribution.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Butterflies / Endangered Species Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Neotrop. entomol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Butterflies / Endangered Species Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Neotrop. entomol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil