An Updated List of the Butterflies of Chile (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) including Distribution, Flight Periods and Conservation Status. Part II, Subfamily Satyrinae (Nymphalidae), with the Descriptions of New Taxa

Abstract

Part II of the updated catalogue of Chilean butterflies lists 38 species of the subfamily Satyrinae
(Nymphalidae). Part I* presented data for 86 species of the families Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae
in part (Danainae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Libytheinae) and Hesperiidae, whereas Part III will
include the family Lycaenidae. It includes the description of one new species and three new subspecies,
two new records for Chile, and several nomenclatorial changes. Data on regional distribution (D) and,
for the first time, flight periods (FP) and conservation status (C) are included. Many butterfly species
occurring in Chile are of special concern for conservation. Several have already apparently disappeared
from their biotopes. The fast pace of economic development inducing anthropogenic habitat changes
and the loss of natural habitats are endangering the populations of these insects.
* Plate III of Part I, with figures of new species of the families Nymphalidae and Pieridae from Chile,
was omitted from Part I due to a mistake in diagramation. It is included in this contribution.