Abstract

VELASCO-ROJAS, Germán Darío; GALLEGO-COTAZO, Karen Nathalia; BECOCHE-MOSQUERA, Jorge Mario  and  BOLANOS-MARTINEZ, Ivon Andrea. Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) from Tierradentro, San Andrés de Pisimbalá, Cauca, Colombia. Actu Biol [online]. 2021, vol.43, n.115, e4.  Epub Jan 25, 2022. ISSN 0304-3584.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.acbi/v43n115a04.

This work is the first report on the characterization of Lepidoptera diversity (Papilionoidea) in Tierradentro Archaeological Park, San Andrés de Pisimbalá, Inzá, Cauca, Colombia, considered an ecotourism region of cultural importance for the country. Routes were established along secondary forest, pancoger crops and pastures. To collect Lepidoptera, two sampling methods were used, the first using an entomological net and the second using van Someren Rydon traps. A total of 128 species distributed in 99 genera and five families (Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae and Lycaenidae) were collected. Forest cover and pancoger crops were the most diverse, probably due to the plant heterogeneity observed. Additionally, it was found that the forest presented some indicator species that are associated with good conservation states.

Keywords : Diversity; papillionoids; plant covers; San Andrés de Pisimbalá.

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