Author(s): Boieiro, Mário ; Antunes, Sandra ; Figueiredo, Hugo ; Soares, Albano ; Lopes, Ana ; Monteiro, Eva ; Pereira, Patrícia Garcia ; Rego, Carla ; Conde, José ; Borges, Paulo A. V. ; Serrano, Artur R. M.
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6536
Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
Subject(s): Samplingevent; Biodiversity Conservation; Mountain Biodiversity; Lepidópteros; Serra da Estrela (Portugal)
Mountain ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity conservation since they host high biodiversity. This study reports novel information on lepidopteran species diversity, distribution and abundance from Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal). Seventy two lepidopteran species were sampled in this protected area, including the first findings of Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773). New populations of Euphydrias aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775), a protected species under the Habitats Directive, was found in this Natural Park and novel distribution and ecological data was collected for most species, including several rare species [e.g., Coenonympha glycerion iphioides Staudinger, 1870, Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)]. All data were collected using standardised sampling allowing its use as baseline for environmental changes long-term monitoring of Serra da Estrela mountain biodiversity.
