PHMA publications:
19. Rosa, A. H. B., L. Braga, R. R. Siewert, G. R. Magnago & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. Distribution expansion of Petrocerus catiena (Hewitson, 875) (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) and description of the previously unknown female. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 44(1): 014–020. [PDF]
18. Espeland, M., N. Shinichi, T. Zacca, E. P. Barbosa, B. Huertas, M. A. Marín, G. Lamas, M. Benmesbah, C. Brévignon, M. M. Casagrande, C. Fåhraeus, N. Grishin, A. Y. Kawahara, O. H. H. Mielke, J. Y. Miller, I. Nakamura, V. Navas, B. Patrusky, T. W. Pyrcz, L. Richards, D. Tan, S. Tyler, A. Viloria, A. D. Warren, L. Xiao, A. V. L. Freitas & K. R. Willmott. 2023. Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Systematic Entomology 48(4): 498-570. [PDF]
17. Greve, R. R., E. Carneiro, O. H. H. Mielke, R. K. Robbins, C. J. Callaghan & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) of Iguaçu National Park and surrounding areas in southern Brazil: a long-term survey, with six new records for the Brazilian fauna. Biota Neotropica 23(3): e20231487. [PDF]
16. de Cara, M. A. R., P. Jay, Q. Rougemont, M. Chouteau, A. Whibley, B. Huber, F. Piron-Prunier, R. R. Ramos, A. V. L. Freitas, C. Salazar, K. L. Silva-Brandão, T. T. Torres & M. Joron. 2023. Balancing selection at a wing pattern locus is associated with major shifts in genome-wide patterns of diversity and gene flow. Peer Community Journal 3: e65 (18 pp). [PDF]
15. Freitas, A. V. L., A. H. B. Rosa, L. A. Kaminski & K. L. Silva-Brandão. 2023. Systematic Position, Immature Stages, and Geographic Distribution of Glennia pylotis (Godart, 1819) (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Pieridae). Neotropical Entomology 52: 709–717. [PDF]
14. Rush, C. E., A. V. L. Freitas, L. Magaldi, K. R. Willmott & R. I. Hill. 2023. One generalist or several specialists? Comparative analysis of the polyphagous butterfly Adelpha serpa celerio and its serpa-group relatives. Zoologica Scripta (Online version). [PDF]
13. Shirai, L.T., R. O. Silva, F. M. S. Dias, A. L. C. Rochelle & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. The butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) of the Parque Estadual Intervales and surroundings, São Paulo, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 23(2): e20221453. [PDF]
12. Nakahara S., K. Kleckner, E. P. Barbosa, G. M. Lourenço, M. M. Casagrande, K. R. Willmott & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. Reassessment of the type locality of Euptychia stigmatica Godman, 1905, with the description of two new sibling species from Amazonia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini). ZooKeys 1167: 57-88. [PDF]
11. Doré, M., K. Willmott, S. Lavergne, N. Chazot, A. V. L. Freitas, C. Fontaine & M. Elias. 2023. Mutualistic interactions shape global spatial congruence and climatic niche evolution in Neotropical mimetic butterflies. Ecology Letters 26: 843–857. [PDF]
10. Rosa, A. H. B., E. P. Barbosa, P. A. Machado, R. R. Siewert & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. Dasyophthalma (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae): systematics, distribution, and conservation perspectives of a butterfly genus endemic from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 81: 455-473. [PDF]
9. Freitas, A. V. L., J. P. Santos, A. H. B. Rosa, D. H. A. Melo, C. E. B. Nobre, L. N. Santos & M. Z. Cardoso. 2023. The Butterfly Fauna of the Northern Atlantic Forest. pp 33–46. In G. A. P. Filho, F. G. R. França, R. R. N. Alves & A. Vasconcellos (eds). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation in Brazil’s Northern Atlantic Forest. Springer, Cham. [PDF]
8. Melo, D. H. A. & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. Immature stages of Mechanitis lysimnia nesaea (Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ithomiini). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 33(2): 79-85. [PDF]
7. Rosa, A. H. B., D. B. Ribeiro & A. V. L. Freitas. 2023. How data curation and new geographical records can change the conservation status of threatened Brazilian butterflies. Journal of Insect Conservation. Online version. [PDF]
6. Olivieri, G., P. A. Machado, M. M. Monteiro, A. V. L. Freitas, A. Arab & K. L. Silva-Brandão. 2022. Genetic diveristy of Paryphthimoides poltys (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) in a fragmented agricultural landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 76(4): 240–246. [PDF]
5. Rosa, A. H. B., N. Seraphim, P. A. Machado, P. E. Gueratto, T. Sobral-Souza & A. V. L. Freitas. 2022. Eucorna sanarita (Schaus) (Riodinidae: Riodininae): Distribution, systematic position, and conservation of a threatened Brazilian butterfly in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Insect Conservation 27: 167–179. [PDF]
4. Machado, P. A., P. E. Gueratto, S. S. Moraes, A. R. Nascimento, M. J. Kato & A. V. L. Freitas. 2022. Temporal Distribution of Eois Immatures (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in a Tropical Forest. The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 76(4): 261-267. [PDF]
3. Noll, F. B., M. F. C. Barbosa, E. F. Santos, R. C. Castilho, C. J. E. Lamas, A. V. L. Freitas & G. J. Moraes. 2022. The contribution of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program to the advancement of the knowledge on terrestrial invertebrates. Biota Neotropica 22(spe): e20221398. [PDF]
2. Moraes, S. S., P. E. Gueratto, J. P. dos Santos, M. H. Santos, A. V. L. Freitas & M. Duarte. 2022. Niche modelling and comparative morphology untangle taxonomy of the Dysschema eurocilia clade (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) and reveal a relictual Pleistocene Arc distribution. Systematics and Biodiversity 20:1. [PDF]
1. Freitas, A. V. L. 2022. Immature stages of Splendeuptychia ambra (Nymphalidae: Euptychiina) and the diversity of immature morphology within Splendeuptychia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32(1): 52-58. [PDF]
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Atlantic Forest
Carnaval, A. C. et al. 2009. Stability Predicts Genetic Diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Hotspot. Science 323(5915): 785-789. [PDF]
Carnaval, A. C. et al. 2014. Prediction of phylogeographic endemism in an environmentally complex biome. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20141461. [PDF]
Morellato, L. C. & C. F. B. Haddad. 2006. Introduction: The Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Biotropica 32(4b): 786-792. [PDF]
Myers, N. et al. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature 403: 853–858. [PDF]
Ribeiro, M. C. et al. 2011. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: A Shrinking Biodiversity Hotspot. pp. 405-435.In Zachos, F. E. & J. C. Habel (eds). Biodiversity Hotspots. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg. [PDF]
Butterflies and moths
Brown Jr., K. S. & A. V. L. Freitas. 2000. Atlantic Forest Butterflies: Indicators for Landscape Conservation. Biotropica 32(4b): 934-956. [PDF]
Matos-Maraví, P. 2019. Biodiversity seen through the perspective of insects: 10 simple rules on methodological choices and experimental design for genomic studies. PeerJ 7, e6727. [PDF]