Vieira Virgílio, Oliveira Luísa, Soares António Onofre, Borges Paulo A V, Borges Isabel, Tavares João
cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Rua da Mãe de Deus, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Rua da Mãe de Deus, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Azores Portugal.
CBA - Biotechnology Centre of Azores, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Rua da Mãe de Deus, 9500-321, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal CBA - Biotechnology Centre of Azores, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, University of the Azores, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, Rua da Mãe de Deus, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Azores Portugal.
Biodivers Data J. 2022 Oct 25;10:e89971. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89971. eCollection 2022.
The diversity of moth species (Insecta, Lepidoptera) recorded in the forest nursery of Nordeste County on São Miguel Island (Azores) is given. Adults were sampled between March and December 2019 using three methods: (i) light trap to catch Noctuidae species, (ii) open-sided delta trap baited with a synthetic female sex pheromone lure to attract (Walker) males and (iii) entomological net to collect microlepidopteran moths. This contribution focuses mainly on the diversity of moths present in one forest nursery of Nordeste County of São Miguel Island (Azores), especially on the species associated with endemic and native plant species. It also contributes to better plan strategies for integrated protection and conservation measures, since nurseries host a great diversity of plants from the Laurel Forest, which may attract many lepidopteran species.
A total of 10160 adults belonging to 33 lepidopteran species were recorded and listed by families, including: Argyresthiidae, one species (3%), Crambidae, four species (12%), Erebidae, one species (3%), Geometridae, five species (15%), Noctuidae, 18 species (55%), Sphingidae, one species (3%), Tineidae, one species (3%) and Tortricidae, two species (6%). The families Noctuidae, Geometridae and Crambidae were the most diverse. Those with the highest abundance of adults were the Noctuidae family, followed by the Geometridae, Crambidae, Tortricidae and Tineidae. The number of caught adults was consistently higher during spring and summer, decreasing sharply in late autumn. For 13 species caught in the light trap, the adult sex ratio was favourable to females. An analysis of the colonisation status, feeding and primary hosts of these endemic, native or exotic moth species contributes to our understanding of the factors that may lead to their establishment in Laurel Forest environments and to what extent there is a need to monitor and control them mainly with biological control agents.
给出了在圣米格尔岛（亚速尔群岛）东北县森林苗圃中记录的蛾类物种（昆虫纲，鳞翅目）的多样性。2019年3月至12月期间，使用三种方法对成虫进行采样：（i）灯光诱捕器捕获夜蛾科物种；（ii）用合成雌性性信息素诱饵诱捕的开放式三角诱捕器吸引（沃克）雄蛾；（iii）昆虫网收集小型鳞翅目蛾类。本论文主要关注圣米格尔岛（亚速尔群岛）东北县一个森林苗圃中蛾类的多样性，特别是与特有和本土植物物种相关的物种。它也有助于更好地规划综合保护和养护措施的策略，因为苗圃中拥有来自月桂森林的多种植物，这可能吸引许多鳞翅目物种。
共记录到属于33种鳞翅目物种的10160只成虫，并按科列出，包括：麦蛾科，1种（3%）；草螟科，4种（12%）；灯蛾科，1种（3%）；尺蛾科，5种（15%）；夜蛾科，18种（55%）；天蛾科，1种（3%）；谷蛾科，1种（3%）；卷蛾科，2种（6%）。夜蛾科、尺蛾科和草螟科是多样性最高的科。成虫数量最多的是夜蛾科，其次是尺蛾科、草螟科、卷蛾科和谷蛾科。春季和夏季捕获的成虫数量一直较高，但在深秋急剧下降。对于在灯光诱捕器中捕获的13种物种，成虫的性别比例对雌性有利。对这些特有、本土或外来蛾类物种的定殖状况、取食情况和主要寄主进行分析，有助于我们了解可能导致它们在月桂森林环境中定殖的因素，以及在何种程度上需要主要用生物防治剂对它们进行监测和控制。
