Abstract Iguaçu National Park is the second largest (1852.62 km²) protected area in the
Atlantic Forest domain and harbors the largest area of semideciduous seasonal forest in …

Despite considerable research efforts in recent years, the deeper phylogenetic relationships
among skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae) remain unresolved. This is primarily because of …

Agojie rupicola gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of Euptychiina from the campos
rupestres and granitic inselbergs of eastern Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, is herein …

Environmental heterogeneity is considered an important factor supporting the evolution and
maintenance of biodiversity. At small scales, such heterogeneity is thought to promote …

A new monotypic genus in the 'Archeuptychia clade'Xikrin Barbosa, Freitas, Siewert & Marín
gen. nov.(Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) is described to accommodate a new …

Phytophagous insects have specialized on virtually every plant lineage. Parasitic plants,
however, are uncommon hosts. Among insects, only a single lineage of weevils, the …

This article describes the immature stages of the satyrid butterfly Yphthimoides celmis
(Godart) for the first time. Morphology, head and body chaetotaxy, and coloration patterns …

 Abstract A brief historical review regarding the type locality of Euptychiastigmatica Godman,
1905 was conducted, which suggests that its type locality is actually Rio de Janeiro, Brazil …

Decades after the publication of the first population studies on Neotropical butterflies,
knowledge of their population biology remains scarce in the literature. Inconspicuous groups …

Environmental heterogeneity is considered an important factor supporting the evolution and
maintenance of biodiversity. At small scales, such heterogeneity is thought to promote …