New records and observations on Macrolepidoptera (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from the Azores.

Vieira, Virgílio

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Vieira, Virgílio

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This paper presents a summary of butterflies and moths from Santa Maria, Faial, Pico and S. Miguel islands. Collections and/or observations were made mostly during short visits in the years 1997, 1998 and 2001. The list of records includes 40 Macrolepidoptera species, belonging to the families Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae and Noctuidae. Some species are new confirmed records, for Faial (Vanessa virginiensis (Drury), Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus), Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer), Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller)), for Pico (Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus)) and for Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo (Autographa gamma (Linnaeus)).