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History of colonisation and updated distribution of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) and its hostplants in mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeira

dc.contributor.authorPalma, Luís
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Sasha
dc.contributor.authorPalmeirim, Ana Filipa
dc.contributor.authorCancela, JP
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15T14:48:23Z
dc.date.available2024-01-15T14:48:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-09
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: The first observations of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in Iberia date from 1886, although breeding records emerged almost a century later: 1960 in Spain, 1980s–1990s in Madeira and Azores, and 2003 in mainland Portugal. We reviewed the history of the colonisation of mainland and insular Portugal by the Monarch butterfly and its hostplants (Gomphocarpus fruticosus, G. physocarpus and Asclepias curassavica). We also compiled available historical and recent occurrence records as a basis for countrywide surveys of the butterfly and hostplants, to update their current distributions in Portugal. Locations for only a few of the older records represented newly rediscovered populations in the field, although recent occurrences were often confirmed. Hostplants were scarce and monarchs absent in northern and central mainland Portugal, but both were quite common in the southwest. In Madeira, hostplants were found in two locations, while monarchs were common and widespread. In the Azores, small hostplant patches were observed on four of seven surveyed islands, whereas monarchs were rare and restricted to two islands. Abandoned/semi-abandoned orange orchards represent the butterfly’s stronghold in Portugal, with the species being increasingly scarce along rivers and road verges where hostplants are declining. Hostplant persistence is unstable, with many patches removed, while others have expanded or colonised new areas. Overall, hostplants appear to be declining, with implications for the persistence of monarch butterflies in the country.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPalma, L., Vasconcelos, S., Palmeirim, A. F., & Cancela, J. P. (2023). History of colonisation and updated distribution of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) and its hostplants in mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeira. “Nota Lepidopterologica”, 46, 83-101. DOI: 10.3897/nl.46.89665.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/nl.46.89665pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2367-5365
dc.identifier.issn0342-7536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6856
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherPensoft Publisherspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDanaus plexippus L.pt_PT
dc.subjectAzorespt_PT
dc.subjectMadeirapt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleHistory of colonisation and updated distribution of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) and its hostplants in mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeirapt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage101pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage83pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleNota Lepidopterologicapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume46pt_PT
person.familyNameBrito Palma
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person.familyNamePalmeirim
person.familyNameCancela
person.givenNameLuís Filipe Figueira
person.givenNameSasha
person.givenNameAna Filipa
person.givenNameJuan Pablo
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