Objectives:

To identify the species of butterflies (Hesperioidea-Papillionoidae) of the upper basin of the Bogota River and species values subject to conservation.

Scope:

General inventory of the species and their distribution in the protective productive forest reserve in the upper basin of río Bogotá (PPFR-UBRB).

Methodology:

The inventory was based on an entomological network, the use of Van Someren-Rydon Traps (VSRT) baited with decomposing shrimp, visual records, review of literature and information on biological collections.

Main results:

A total of 169 species of the six butterfly families were identified and 10 species are proposed as conservation values.

Conclusions:

This work reveals the butterflies of the PPFR-UBRB, as one of the regions with great pressures and threats, and identifies species that can be used to propose protection measures and areas for conservation.

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