Phenology of Copaxa lavendera (Westwood) (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) from Sierra de Las Navajas, Hidalgo, Mexico
2012
Sarmiento-Cordero, Mariza A. | Contreras-Ramos, Atilano
A one year study of abundance and flight periods of adult Copaxa lavendera (Westwood), 1853, collected with Malaise trap and black light, from Sierra de Las Navajas, a small mountain chain subsidiary to the Sierra Madre Oriental, in Hidalgo state, Mexico, is presented. Activity of the species was during rain season (March through August), with peaks of abundance in June and August. From published records, as well as specimens in the National Insect Collection of the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, a general description of the species distribution in Mexico is presented. New records are presented for the states of Estado de México, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Puebla, Querétaro, and Tamaulipas.
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