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Ver términos de la licenciaGalicia Mendoza, Ivette, et al. (2021). Biology of the oldest butterfly species in the world, Baronia brevicornis: food, abundance, polymorphism, and survival. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad; Vol. 92, 2021. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4129028
Autor(es)
Galicia Mendoza, Ivette; Pineda García, Fernando; Oyama, Ken; Cordero Rivera, Adolfo; Osorio Beristain, Marcela; Contreras Garduño, Jorge
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
Biology of the oldest butterfly species in the world, Baronia brevicornis: food, abundance, polymorphism, and survival
Fecha
2021-12-07
Resumen
The study of the basic biology of panchronic species could help understand their persistence through geological time. One of the least studied panchronic species is Baronia brevicornis Salvin (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), the oldest known butterfly species endemic to Mexico. Here we report on our findings from studying a population of B. brevicornis in Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, for 3 years. In this population we identified 3 male and 3 female color morphs, making it perhaps the most complex polymorphism described yet for a panchronic species. We found a balanced sex ratio in newly emerged adults but a sex ratio biased to males at reproductive sites. Significantly, we found adults of the butterfly only on patches of the host plant Vachellia campechiana (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger (Fabaceae) that also offered feeding sources for adults and report for the first-time adults feeding on 5 plant species. Additionally, differences in water use in trees of V. campechiana in zones with or without B. brevicornis suggest a relationship between butterfly food sources and plant water expenditure. Our findings on B. brevicornis could be used to develop conservation plans for this species.
Tema
Panchronic species; lepidoptera; papilionidae; baroniinae; threatened species; conservation
Idioma
eng
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 2007-8706; ISSN impreso: 1870-3453
