Abstract

CARDOSO, Márcio Z.. New localities for Heliconius besckei Ménétriés and Heliconius sara (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Bahia, Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol. [online]. 2005, vol.34, n.6, pp. 1007-1008. ISSN 1519-566X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2005000600018.

New occurrences for two Heliconius Kluk species are reported for sites in inland Bahia, Brazil. New inland sites are reported for Heliconius sara (Fabricius), a species normally found at coastal regions. To our knowledge, Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, a species restricted to cool mountain habitats, is reported for Northeastern Brazil for the first time.

Keywords : Heliconiinae; geographical distribution; Brazilian Northeast; Atlantic Rainforest; dispersal.