New Paraguayan Specimens and First Confirmed Phenological Data for Catharisa cerina Jordan, 1911 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Authors

  • Paul Smith
  • Sergio Rios
  • Karina Atkinson
  • Olaf Mielke
  • Mirna Casagrande

Keywords:

Laguna Blanca, phenology, Paraguay, specimens

Abstract

Phenological data is provided for the first time for the little known and recently rediscovered Saturniid Catharisa cerina Jordan, 1911. The species exhibits at least two annual flights, which are possibly associated with the onset of the rains.

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Author Biographies

Paul Smith

FAUNA Paraguay, www.faunaparaguay.com Para La Tierra, www.paralatierra.org

Sergio Rios

Para La Tierra, www.paralatierra.org Dpto. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad Nacional de Asunción. San Lorenzo Paraguay Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Km 10,5, Ruta Mcal. Estigarribia, Suc. De Correos Nº 1, CP 2169 San Lorenzo. Paraguay

Karina Atkinson

Para La Tierra, www.paralatierra.org

Olaf Mielke

Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

Mirna Casagrande

Laboratório de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil

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Published

2013-09-05

How to Cite

Smith, P., Rios, S., Atkinson, K., Mielke, O., & Casagrande, M. (2013). New Paraguayan Specimens and First Confirmed Phenological Data for Catharisa cerina Jordan, 1911 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Revista Brasileira De Biociências, 11(3). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rbrasbioci/article/view/115519

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Short Communication