New localities for Greta diaphanus quisqueya (Fox, 1963) and Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) on Hispaniola
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The presence in Haiti (Hispaniola Island) of the butterflies Greta diaphanus quisqueya (Fox, 1963) (Nymphalidae, Danainae) and Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilionidae) is documented for the first time. New localities for both species in the Dominican Republic are also included. Cestrum sphaerocarpum O. E. Schulz y Cestrum inclusum Urb. (Solanaceae) are reported as new host plants for the larvae of G. d. quisqueya.
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butterflies, Lepidoptera, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola Island
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Gali, F. y A. Schwartz. 1986. The butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Morne La Visite and Pic Macaya, Haiti. US Agency for International Development, Gainesville, Florida, 16 pp.
Guerrero, K. A., D. Veloz, S. L. Boyce y B. Farrell. 2004. First New World documentation of an Old World citrus pest, the Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), in the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola). American Entomologist, 50: 227–229.
Homziak, N.T. y J. Homziak. 2006. Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): A new record for The United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Florida Entomologist, 89: 485-488.
Lauranzón Meléndez, B., G. Gulli, J. Reyes Brea, M. del C. Fagilde y L. O. Melián Hernández. 2011. Observaciones sobre Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), una especie invasora en Cuba. Solenodon, 9: 81-87.
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Bastardo, R. H. (2012). New localities for Greta diaphanus quisqueya (Fox, 1963) and Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) on Hispaniola. Novitates Caribaea, (5), 103–109. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.v0i5.139
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