Seasonality and Phenology of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and hesperioidea) of Mexico’s Calakmul Region

Pozo, Carmen; Martínez, Moisés Armando Luis; Bousquets, Jorge Enrique Llorente; Salas-Suárez, Noemí; Maya-Martínez, Aixchel; Fernández, Isabel Vargas; Warren, Andrew

doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[407:sapotb]2.0.co;2

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“…The pattern of butterfly abundance peaking through the wet season found here is concordant with the majority of studies into temporal dynamics of tropical insects (Wolda 1978, Novotny & Basset 1998, Grimbacher et al 2009, for a review Kishimoto-Yamada & Itioka 2015), and particularly with studies focused on butterfly communities distributed in Neotropical dry forests (Shahabuddin et al 1999, Pozo et al 2008, Torres et al 2009, Checa et al 2010, Checa 2014.…”

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“…Butterfly data apparently support these results at regional scales. In Neotropical dry forests, butterfly abundance peaks during the months with highest precipitation and relative humidity in Mexico (Pozo et al 2008, Torres et al 2009), Venezuela (Shahabuddin & Terborgh 1999), and western Ecuador with relative humidity, but not temperature as a significant associated factor with this temporal abundance variation (Checa 2010, Checa et al 2014. In contrast, butterfly communities of relatively aseasonal or rainforests in the Neotropics may show decreased species richness and abundance during the wet season but peaks through the transitional months (see DeVries & Walla 2001, Checa et al 2009, Grøtan et al 2012, Valtonen et al 2013, Grøtan et al 2014 or warmest part of the year (Ribeiro et al 2010).…”

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Rainfall as a significant contributing factor to butterfly seasonality along a climatic gradient in the neotropics

Checa

Levy

Rodriguez

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We analyzed the dynamics of multi-species butterfly communities along a climatic gradient with varying precipitation regimes for three consecutive years, and determine how climatic variables associate with observed butterfly seasonality. To provide a baseline for future studies of how climate change might affect these butterfly populations, we additionally explored the role of butterfly seasonality as a potential contributing factor for their susceptibility to climate variation. As far as we know, this represents the first study that simultaneously sampled and described seasonality patterns of tropical butterfly communities across ecosystems with varying climatic seasonality. A 3-year survey was carried out at three sites (i.e., wet, transition and dry forests) across a climatic gradient in western Ecuador. Butterflies were sampled using traps baited with rotting banana and prawn every two months from Nov 2010 to Sep 2013. Traps were set up at two heights, in the understory and canopy. In total, 7046 individuals of 212 species were sampled over 180 sampling days.Butterfly communities exhibited conspicuous intra and inter-annual variation in temporal dynamics with certain elements (e.g., maximum abundance recorded) of seasonality patterns likely synchronized in seasonal forests (i.e., transition and dry forest) across years but not in aseasonal forests (i.e., wet forest). In addition, the highest numbers of species and individuals occurred during the wet season across all study sites and years; indeed, rainfall was significantly positively associated with temporal abundance. Likewise, butterfly species displaying stronger seasonality were significantly associated with higher rainfall periods in seasonal forests. Variation in precipitation regimes might significantly affect more seasonal species.

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Rainfall as a significant contributing factor to butterfly seasonality along a climatic gradient in the neotropics

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Levy

Rodriguez

et al. 2019

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“…3) were used to quantify butterfly abundance (DeVries 1987). This type of trap has been commonly used for diversity studies comparing different land-use systems (Brown and Freitas 2000;DeVries and Walla 2001;Pozo et al 2008). For the purposes of this study, the function of baited traps was not to inventory the entire butterfly community, but to target the same butterfly guild (low strata, fruit-feeding butterflies) throughout the agricultural landscape.…”

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Butterfly distribution in fragmented landscapes containing agroforestry practices in Southeastern Brazil

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Agroforestry practices, such as Shaded Coffee and Homegardens, may provide habitat for forest butterflies and contribute to their conservation in fragmented agricultural landscapes. To determine the influence of agroforestry practices in an agricultural mosaic, the distribution of fruit-feeding butterflies was studied using a systematic approach that compared butterfly species richness in six land-use practices (Eucalyptus [Eucalyptus spp.], Shaded Coffee, Homegardens, Secondary Growth, Pastures, and monocultures of Cassava [Manihot esculenta] and Sugarcane [Saccharum officinarum]), and in natural habitat (secondary Forest Edge and Interior) in two study areas (agricultural landscapes). In each study area, Van Someren-Rydon butterfly traps were placed as a grid every 150 m, creating quadrants of 2.2 and 2.4 km 2 that encompassed the different land-use practices. Land-use, plot area, number of traps and distance to the forest were set as covariates to compare species richness values. Butterfly species composition was compared using linear discriminant analysis (LDA). With the exception of Pastures, Cassava and Sugarcane, significant differences were not identified between the rest of the agricultural land-use practices and the forest habitats (edge and interior). The species composition in the agricultural practices was however, different to that found in forest habitats. Overall, Shaded Coffee practices that represent long-term mixed tree and crop stands have a better potential of conserving forest butterfly species compared to monoculture practices.

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“…In addition, because they have an important functional value as pollinators later in their ontogeny, information regarding their susceptibility to land‐use change is relevant for the ecosystem services they provide. Although the influence of forest succession on lepidopteran adult stages has been previously assessed in short‐term studies (Hawes et al., ; Hilt et al., ; Pozo et al., ), there is limited information from long‐term studies on how larval stages change across forest succession (Neves, Silva, Espírito‐Santo & Fernandes, ). Hence, our goal in this study was to assess changes in Lepidoptera larvae communities during eight years of field surveys across a chronosequence in recently abandoned pastures, secondary forests and old growth tropical dry forests in a TDF in Mexico.…”

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Temporal variation in the influence of forest succession on caterpillar communities: A long‐term study in a tropical dry forest

Boege¹,

Villa‐Galaviz

López-Carretero

et al. 2019

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Forest succession can influence herbivore communities through changes in host availability, plant quality, microclimate, canopy structure complexity and predator abundance. It is not well known, however, if such influence is constant across years.Caterpillars have been reported to be particularly susceptible to changes in plant community composition across forest succession, as most species are specialists and rely on the presence of their hosts. Nevertheless, in the case of tropical dry forests, plant species have less defined successional boundaries than tropical wet forests, and hence herbivore communities should be able to persist across different successional stages. To test this prediction, caterpillar communities were surveyed during eight consecutive years in a tropical dry forest in four replicated successional stages in Chamela, Jalisco and Mexico. Lepidopteran species richness and diversity were equivalent in mature forests and early successional stages, but a distinctive caterpillar community was found for the recently abandoned pastures. Species composition tended to converge among all four successional stages during the span of eight years.Overall, our results highlight the importance of both primary and secondary forest for the conservation of caterpillar biodiversity at a landscape level. We also highlight the relevance of long-term studies when assessing the influence of forest succession to account for across year variation in species interactions and climatic factors.Abstract in French is available with online material.

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Seasonality and Phenology of the Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and hesperioidea) of Mexico’s Calakmul Region

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Cited by 45 publications

References 9 publications

Rainfall as a significant contributing factor to butterfly seasonality along a climatic gradient in the neotropics

Rainfall as a significant contributing factor to butterfly seasonality along a climatic gradient in the neotropics

Butterfly distribution in fragmented landscapes containing agroforestry practices in Southeastern Brazil

Temporal variation in the influence of forest succession on caterpillar communities: A long‐term study in a tropical dry forest

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