Elevational record of Vanessa carye (Hübner 1812) (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae) in the northern Chilean Altiplano Highlands

By

Benítez, Hugo A.
Villalobos-Leiva, Amado
Ordenes, Rodrigo
CRUZ-JOFRÉ, FRANCO

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-10-21

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

42

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

157--162

Subjects

altiplano , altitude , migration. , Vanessa carye

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.42.38549

 

Abstract

Vanessa carye (Hübner, [1812]) has been reported to have a wide latitudinal range from Venezuela to the south of Chile (Patagonia). Populations are established at 3500 m in Putre region of Chile, with occasional observations around 4500 m. This article reports a new elevational record of V. carye above 5200 m located at the Sora Pata Lake, northeast of Caquena, in the highlands of the Chilean altiplano. This finding is the highest population ever reported for this migratory butterfly and one of the highest in the genus Vanessa.