Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior
In this work, we report a rare feeding behavior, where adults of two species of frugivorous butterflies were feeding on fungi, Hamadryas februa februa (Hübner) on Auricularia cornea Ehrenb., and Pierella lena brasiliensis (Felder & Felder) on Phallus indusiatus Vent. These events occurred betwee...
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| author | Gilcélia Melo Lourido Adrya da Silva Figueiredo Paulo Eduardo Guzzo Coutinho Raymê dos Santos Carvalho Kelve Franklimara Sousa Cézar |
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| description | In this work, we report a rare feeding behavior, where adults of two species of frugivorous butterflies were feeding on fungi, Hamadryas februa februa (Hübner) on Auricularia cornea Ehrenb., and Pierella lena brasiliensis (Felder & Felder) on Phallus indusiatus Vent. These events occurred between April and May 2024 in two distinct areas: the first at Campus I of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) and the second at the Museu da Amazônia (MUSA), both in Manaus, State
of Amazonas, Brazil. The rarity of mycophagy events involving Lepidoptera adults, as observed twice here, suggests a potential for the dispersal of fungal spores and underscores the need for more studies to further explore the relationship between these taxonomic groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-50f213c0f23d46f9bb52305537d65f502025-01-13T14:25:34ZengSociedad Chilena de EntomologíaRevista Chilena de Entomología0034-740X0718-89942024-12-0150466366910.35249/rche.50.4.24.09Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behaviorGilcélia Melo Lourido0Adrya da Silva Figueiredo1Paulo Eduardo Guzzo Coutinho2Raymê dos Santos Carvalho3Kelve Franklimara Sousa Cézar4Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Núcleo de Apoio à Pesquisa no Pará, Santarém, Pará, Brazil.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Núcleo de Apoio à Pesquisa no Pará, Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Museu da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. In this work, we report a rare feeding behavior, where adults of two species of frugivorous butterflies were feeding on fungi, Hamadryas februa februa (Hübner) on Auricularia cornea Ehrenb., and Pierella lena brasiliensis (Felder & Felder) on Phallus indusiatus Vent. These events occurred between April and May 2024 in two distinct areas: the first at Campus I of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) and the second at the Museu da Amazônia (MUSA), both in Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil. The rarity of mycophagy events involving Lepidoptera adults, as observed twice here, suggests a potential for the dispersal of fungal spores and underscores the need for more studies to further explore the relationship between these taxonomic groups.https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/86529auriculariabasidiomycotacentral amazonfungivoryphallus |
| spellingShingle | Gilcélia Melo Lourido Adrya da Silva Figueiredo Paulo Eduardo Guzzo Coutinho Raymê dos Santos Carvalho Kelve Franklimara Sousa Cézar Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior Revista Chilena de Entomología auricularia basidiomycota central amazon fungivory phallus |
| title | Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior |
| title_full | Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior |
| title_fullStr | Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior |
| title_short | Fungivorous butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A rare record of feeding behavior |
| title_sort | fungivorous butterflies lepidoptera nymphalidae a rare record of feeding behavior |
| topic | auricularia basidiomycota central amazon fungivory phallus |
| url | https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/86529 |
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