Butterflies (Papilionoiddea) and dragonflies (Odonata) of wetlands at the south of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces, Cuba
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Species composition and spatial patterns of butterflies and dragonflies are determined and interpreted in six areas of wetlands South of Artemisa and Mayabeque provinces, Western Central Cuba. Four sites were located along the South Dam. There were observed 41 butterflies and 20 dragonflies species. In relation to the total Cuban species in each group, local proportion was 22 % and 23 %, respectively. Butterflies exhibited spatial connectance (47 %) higher than the dragonflies´ (35 %). Dissimilarity species composition among sites was high in both groups. The road to Mayabeque Beach was the most connected locality in butterflies and the stretch of the South Dam associated to Majana Beach was the most connected locality in dragonflies. The spatial pattern in butterflies was significant nested and in dragonflies did not differ from random. There was a distinct core in butterflies of habitat generalist species. The most abundant butterfly species were Anartia jatrophae, Ascia monuste y Phoebis sennae. It is worth to mention among dragonflies to Pantala flavescens and Miathyria marcella as abundant species, Erythrodiplax berenice as habitat specialist, and Telebasis dominicana as uncommon species.
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