The North American Journal of Lepidoptera
Biodiversity©
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Lepidoptera Biodiversity LLC Home Page
Editor: Hugo L. Kons
Jr.
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Purpose
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Volumes available on-line as pdfs
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Price List
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Subscription
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Abstracts
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Species Lists Published in NAJLB
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Upcoming Volumes
Purpose:
We
have established the North American Journal of Lepidoptera Biodiversity to
provide an outlet for the publication of monograph-sized papers or collections
of papers presenting data and analyses on Lepidoptera biodiversity inventories
and related topics, such as Lepidoptera habitat requirements, phenology, distribution, and relationships to the natural
environment. For this journal, we adopt
a scientific standard of corroborating reported records with representative
voucher specimens and authoritative determinations.
There has never been a greater need
than at the present to understand the diversity and composition of the
Lepidoptera faunas of different localities and habitats. Natural ecosystems are threatened by human
population expansion, economic development, climate change, plant community
succession, disruption of natural processes, invasive exotic species, chemical
contamination, and other anthropogenic threats.
The United Nation’s 1995 biodiversity assessment stated: “For a nation,
knowing the identity and geographic distribution of its species is perhaps the
most important information available in its attempt to preserve and use its
biodiversity.” Yet, with few exceptions
(such as
VOLUMES AVAILABLE ON-LINE AS PDFS:
VOLUME I
Kons,
Hugo L. Jr. and Robert J. Borth. 2006. Contributions to a study of the diversity,
distribution, habitat association,
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VOLUME I
Kons,
Hugo L. Jr. and Robert J. Borth. 2006. Contributions to a study of the diversity,
distribution, habitat association,
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SUBSCRIPTION
The NAJLB will be published at
irregular intervals, and the price of individual volumes will vary based on
length. Consequently, we will not accept
funds for regular subscriptions, but rather offer each volume as an item which
can be purchased individually when it becomes available. We will maintain an e-mail list of persons
interested in being notified and receiving a copy of the abstract when a new
volume becomes available. Those wishing
to be placed on this list should contact Hugo Kons
Jr. at hkonsjr@yahoo.com. Placement on this list incurrs
no obligation to purchase any future volumes.
ABSTRACTS FOR AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS:
Vol I
Kons,
Hugo L. Jr. and Robert J. Borth. 2006. Contributions to a study of the diversity,
distribution, habitat association,
ABSTRACT: We report data on the distribution, habitat
association, and phenology of Lepidoptera collected during
surveys in northern
Habitat types represented among our
survey sites include mesic hardwood-pine forest, hydric hardwood forest, coastal hydric
pine-palm-juniper forest, steephead ravines, cypress
swamp, herb bog, xeric oak-pine forest, pine-palmetto flatwoods,
turkey oak-Long Leaf Pine sandhill scrub, pine
plantation, salt marsh, freshwater sedge marsh, shrubby wetland, low grassy
wetland, and field. Habitat data is
presented and analyzed to provide preliminary hypotheses as to which species
are dependent on particular habitat types and which species are habitat
generalists. Of the species recorded
from our surveys, approximately 50.0% are hypothesized to be generalists, 25.6%
may be dependent on a particular habitat type, 20.2% have too little associated
habitat data to hypothesize habitat dependency, and 2.3% are probable
strays. However, the proportion of
generalists recorded from individual sites ranged from 68.5% to 95.0% of the
recorded species, with a mean value of 82.7%.
For all sites combined 9.7 % of the recorded species are hypothesized to
be hardwood forest dependent, 7.3% xeric oak-pine habitat dependent, and 8.9%
wetland dependent. Percentages of
species which are candidates for dependency on more specialized habitat types
include: 2.6% for mesic hardwood forest, 1.5% for hydric hardwood forest, 0.8% for Arundinaria habitats, 4.9% for
xeric oak-pine scrub, 1.2% for cypress habitats, 1.1% for salt marsh, 0.6% for
herb bog, and 0.9% for other specialized habitats.
Phenology data is presented for
each species recorded from our surveys, including 21,480 species-sixth of month
data points. In addition, we provide
charts of recorded and extrapolated seasonal patterns of adult Macrolepidoptera species diversity. Analysis of the complete data set indicates
the greatest diversity of adult Macrolepidoptera
species occurs during May. Furthermore,
maximum species diversities have been recorded during May for the following
classes of Macrolepidoptera taxa:
multivoltine resident species, habitat generalists,
hardwood forest dependent species, and wetland dependent species. However, data obtained thus far suggests late
March/early April and late September/early October may have the highest adult species
diversities of xeric oak-pine scrub dependent species. We present data and analyses supporting
recommendations as to what times of year are most important for conducting
Lepidoptera surveys in particular habitat types. We also present data and analyses on the
relative and combined effectiveness of different survey methods for documenting
adult Macrolepidoptera species diversity.
LEPIDOPTERA SPECIES LISTS PUBLISHED IN THE NAJLB
The following list includes
localities for which Lepidoptera species lists have been published in the
NAJLB. Localities are organized
alphabetically by state, then by county, and then by locality. The right column includes the number of
species published for a site and the NAJLB volume where the list has been
published. Many minor localities where
lists of fewer than 100 species have been published are not included on the
below list. Species lists published by
the NAJLB to date are primarily comprised of Macrolepidoptera,
including: Geometroidea, Drepanoidea,
Rhopalocera, Bombycoidea,
and Noctuoidea.
American Entomological
Institute Property: (673,
Vol. I)
Hawthorn: (207,
Vol. I)
Highway 361 salt marshes: (435,
Vol. I)
Highway 361 sandhills: (212,
Vol. I)
Highway 358 south section: (193,
Vol. I)
Southwest corner of Hwy 10 X
Hwy 269: (278, Vol. I)
A turkey oak scrub (266,
Vol. I)
Saddle Drive: (290, Vol.
I)
Katharine Ordway Preserve: (491,
Vol. I)
Blackwater River St. Forest: N of
Upcoming Volumes of the North
American Journal of Lepidoptera Biodiversity
We plan to produce a number of additional volumes of this
journal over the next several years, and the following provides a brief
description of some of the upcoming volumes.
The taxonomic scope of all of these volumes is similar to Volume I,
including all Macrolepidoptera plus some “microlepidoptera” families. While this list is not comprehensive for all
of the volumes that will be needed to present the data and analyses we have
available, these are the volumes where we have already produced drafts of a
substantial portion of the intended content.
A Summary of Some Results for the First Four years of
an Ongoing Lepidoptera Study of the American Entomological Institute Property
in Gainesville, Florida
Author: Hugo
L. Kons Jr.
This paper will present
four years of Lepidoptera phenology data (presented as the number of nights a
species was recorded during sixth of month intervals) obtained at a mesic
hardwood-pine forest on former agricultural land from 2001 to 2004. Survey data was obtained nearly year round,
excluding late December through mid January, and excluding 3-6 weeks per year
when other field work was conducted from 2002-2004. The survey data was used to derive hypotheses
as to which species are residents, dispersers, annual and ephemeral migrants,
and strays. Analyses presented will
include seasonal patterns of adult species diversity, species accumulation
curves, and changes in the percentage of species recorded from n or fewer
survey nights over time. Geographic
patterns of changes in the composition of the Macrolepidoptera fauna were
investigated based on examining the percentage of recorded species in common
with the AEI for various sites. A model
will be presented for estimating the number of adult Macrolepidoptera species
present at a locality over a period of time.
Additional AEI data, such as quantitative light trap samples, and
numbers of species found by different survey methods on individual nights, will
be presented in an additional later volume on the AEI study.
Contributions to a Study of
the Diversity, Distribution, Habitat Association, and Phenology of the
Lepidoptera of
Authors:
Hugo L. Kons Jr., Robert J. Borth, and Thomas Barina
This report will be of a similar format to the
present volume, and include over 13,350 unique Macrolepidoptera distribution
records for 1,320 species. Species lists
will be presented for 113 WI localities, including 40 localities where 100 to
779 Macrolepidoptera species have been recorded.
Contributions to a Study of
the Diversity, Distribution, Phenology, and Habitat Association of Summer
Flying Representatives of Lepidoptera in the Mid Latitudes of the
Authors:
Hugo L. Kons Jr. & Robert J. Borth
This paper reports detailed Lepidoptera biodiversity
inventory results, with at least 12,219 unique species records presented for
951 species. This study included the
following seventeen primary survey sites (the minimum number of species
documented is given in parentheses): Rustic Acres Road in Luther, Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (339); Medicine Park in Comanche County, Oklahoma (217);
Shores Lake (58) and White Rock Mountain (226) in Franklin County, Arkansas;
Hwy 220 in Crawford County, Arkansas (88); Osage Prairie in Vernon County,
Missouri (189); Taberville Prairie in St. Clair County, Missouri (214); the
Dale River Hollow in Clay County, Tennessee (353); the Craig Creek Valley and
the adjacent mountain on Hwy 630 (404), Route 633 (154), and Route 461 (156) in
Montgomry County, Virginia; the Cranberry Glades area in Pochahontas County,
West Virginia (184); Kingdom Come State Park (419) and Big Black Mountain (233)
in Harlan and Letcher Counties, Kentucky; Tombigbee State Park in Lee County,
Mississippi (187); a Black Belt prairie in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi (184),
and Twin Swamps Nature Preserve in Posey County, Indiana (354). This paper includes an analysis of habitat
dependency and two tests of the AEI model for estimating the species richness
present at a given locality over a series of dates.
Contributions to a study of the
diversity, composition, distribution, habitat association, and phenology of the
Lepidoptera of Texas and Oklahoma
Authors:
Hugo L. Kons Jr. & Robert J. Borth
This
paper reports detailed Lepidoptera biodiversity inventory data, including
approximately 13,300 unique Lepidoptera records (including locality,
Contributions
to a Lepidoptera survey of the northern Apalachicola/Chattahoochee River basin
Authors: Hugo L. Kons Jr.
& Robert J. Borth
This
volume will present detailed survey results for a number of our study sites in
the
A collection
of papers reporting the results of Lepidoptera biodiversity inventories at
localities in northern Florida
Authors: Hugo L. Kons Jr. & Robert J. Borth
This
volume will be comprised of a collection of papers reporting the detailed
biodiversity inventory results of many of the non-Gainesville localities for which
species lists are presented in Volume I.
A collection
of papers reporting the results of Lepidoptera biodiversity inventories at
localities in Wisconsin
Authors:
Hugo L. Kons Jr., Robert J. Borth, and Thomas Barina
This volume will be comprised of a collection of
papers reporting detailed biodiversity inventory results for various localities
in