Diversity of Papilionoidea in the Paez River sub-basin, Cartago, Costa Rica: an approach to the use of diurnal Lepidoptera as indicators of biological integrity. (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
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Insecta, Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea, biological integrity, biodiversity, bioindicators, Costa RicaAbstract
An approach to understanding the biological integrity in the Páez River sub-basin in Cartago, Costa Rica, was proposed through monitoring the diversity of diurnal Lepidoptera, aiming to analyze the relationship between forest coverage and the potential habitat use of these organisms. The sub-basin was studied considering a category system based on the spatial characteristics of forest fragments and the altitudinal variable of the territory. By monitoring individuals along transects over 48 days of sampling, habitat use characteristics of the species were described at six sites in the sub-basin. A total of 5503 individuals belonging to 107 species of diurnal lepidopterans were recorded, for which diversity indexes were applied to estimate characteristics in forest fragments (IB), their edges (BB), and the adjacent matrix (MA). Shannon’s diversity values were as follows: H 2.64 in IB; H 2.05 in BB, and H 2.22 in MA. The assessment of organisms, through Jaccard complementarity analysis, revealed 50 species associated with forest interior (IB), 26 with forest edges (BB) and 31 with the adjacent matrix (MA). Diurnal butterflies can be used as indicators of biological integrity in the sub-basin, and their variety, richness, and abundance are directly related to the physical habitat conditions. It is established that the evaluation of diurnal lepidopterans provides an approach to estimate forest coverage in a landscape matrix, and it is evident that the potential of these insects as indicators of biological integrity is based on their categorization as a community rather than individualized species.
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