[Supplementary Material] Geographic distribution and conservation of Cyanopepla griseldis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Ctenuchina), an endemic wasp moth of Mexico
Keywords:
biogeography, wasp moth, endemic species, biological conservation, endangered speciesAbstract
Mexico contains a large diversity of Lepidoptera (14,385 spp.), but it is a contradiction that only two species of butterflies are officially protected and moths are not even contemplated for protection. Among the 240 known species of Mexican wasp moths 10 are endemic to the country. Herein we update the knowledge of the geographical distribution of the wasp moth, Cyanopepla griseldis (Druce 1884) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Ctenuchina), which is endemic to the mountains of central Mexico. We also evaluated C. griseldis’s current vulnerability, using a method that allowed us to categorize it as “threatened” based on the corresponding equivalent designation in the Official Mexican Norm for Species Protection (NOM-059). We also propose that the taxon should be included in the Official Mexican Norm for Species Protection.
México contiene una gran diversidad de Lepidoptera (14,385 spp.), de manera que es contradictorio que solo dos especies de mariposas están oficialmente protegidas, mientras que ninguna polilla está ni siquiera en planes para su protección. Entre las 240 especies conocidas de polillas avispa mexicanas 10 son endémicas del país. En este trabajo actualizamos los conocimientos sobre distribución geográfica de la polilla avispa Cyanopepla griseldis (Druce 1884), la cual es endémica de las montañas centrales de México. Igualmente, evaluamos su vulnerabilidad actual, usando un método previamente desarrollado, el cual nos permitió categorizarla como “amenazada” en su equivalencia en la designación en la norma oficial para la protección de especies (NOM-059). Proponemos, igualmente, la inclusión de esta especie en la mencionada Norma Oficial Mexicana de Protección.
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