Se realizaron capturas de los Lepidoptera diurnas dentro del proyecto “Caracterización la Entomofauna silvestre cuenca río Cachirí, jurisdicción CDMB”, cual se ubica en el departamento Santander, al nororiente Andes colombianos, bosques secundarios un gradiente altitudinal entre 400 y 3.250 msnm, con propósito establecer una línea base sobre diversidad entomológica, eventualmente detectar eleme...

A generic-level phylogeny for the butterfly family Nymphalidae was produced by cladistic analysis of 234 characters from all life stages. The 95 species in the matrix (selected from the 213 studied) represent all important recognized lineages within this family. The analysis showed the taxa grouping into six main lineages. The basal branch is the Libytheinae, with the Danainae and Ithomiinae on...

The three-dimensional structure of the tracheal tapetum lucidum, its reflection properties and the resulting eye glow hue were studied in members of the diurnal butterfly families Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Satyridae and Lycaenidae. Two main groups of tapeta can be distinguished by structural and physiological differences. Whereas in pierids the main tracheal trunk at the bottom of the rhabdom bifu...

The phenology of butterflies was analyzed in the Calakmul Region (CR) in the state of Campeche, México, over the course of 3 years. Altogether, 60,662 individuals were recorded, consisting of 359 species in 207 genera, 18 subfamilies, 5 families, and 2 superfamilies. Greatest species diversity was recorded during Oct and Nov. Monthly fluctuation in diversity was defined by rare species. Hesperi...

The generic status of Pedaliodes puma Thieme (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), recently transferred to Panyapedaliodes FORSTER, is discussed and reinstated. The splitting of Pedaliodes by FORSTER (1964) into several smaller genera based solely on adult morphology, the male genitalia and wing underside colour pattern in particular, is considered as not sufficiently justified. A new subspecies, P. puma e...

S. KRČMAR, M. KUČINIĆ, P. DURBEŠIĆ i A. BENOVIĆ: Kukci sa sredine Jadranskog mora. Entomol. Croat. 2010., Vol. 14., Num. 3-4: 75-84. Uzorkovanje kukaca (Insecta) tijekom 2009. godine na sredini Jadranskog mora obavljeno je tijekom mrkle noći, čije je rezultat zabilješka 12 vrsta iz reda dvokrilaca (Diptera) i dvije vrste leptira iz reda (Lepidoptera). Utvrđene vrste svrstane su u sljedeće porod...

The external morphology of the immature stages of Dynamine agacles agacles (Dalman, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) is described, including photos, drawings, and scanning electron micrographs. Data on the adult and larval behavior are given based on observations in the host plant Dalechampia triphylla Lam. (Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae). The results are compared and discussed with ...

The Woodland Brown butterfly Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763) was found during several fieldtrips in summer 2000 and 2001 in continental Croatia and discovered for the first time in Istria. The discovery in Istria represents the western limit of the distribution range in Croatia. The Woodland Brown is considered rare in Croatia, according to previous findings. In this paper we discuss the distrib...

A new species of cloud forest butterfly, Eretris julieta n. sp. is described from a region of south-central Bolivia known as the Elbow of the Andes. It is the southernmost known representative of the genus, hitherto known only from a restricted area of interandean valleys in the department of Santa Cruz. Its affinities with other congeners are evaluated.