Papilionidae and Pieridae butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico

An annotated list of butterflies of the families of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, is presented for the first time. The list is the result of systematic monitoring of these taxa in a few localities of the state (mainly, in the vicinities of León and Guanajuato City) during 1998-2004, as well as from specimens at the Mexican National Collection of Insects. We report 12 species of Papilionidae (4 new records for the state), and 27 species of Pieridae (15 first records for Guanajuato). Therefore, at least about 30% and 50% of species of, respectively, Papilionidae and Pieridae, are registered as new state records. Some distributional and ecological observations for the butterflies are addressed as well.

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Main Authors: Kir'yanov,Alexander V., Balcázar-Lara,Manuel A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Ecología A.C. 2007
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0065-17372007000200001
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