Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

SummaryWe documented the appearance and elevated abundance of the uncommon dingy purplewing butterfly, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and pronounced herbivory on its host plant Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae) shortly after island-wide rat (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) re...

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Main Authors: Shiels, Aaron B., Haines, William P., Swinnerton, Kirsty J., Silander, Susan, Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo, Will, David, García-Cancel, Juan G., Torres-Santana, Christian W.
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Language:English
Published: Florida Entomological Society 2017
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spelling ftfloridaclaojs:oai:ojs.journals.fcla.edu:article/88267 2023-05-15T18:04:55+02:00 Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico Shiels, Aaron B. Haines, William P. Swinnerton, Kirsty J. Silander, Susan Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo Will, David García-Cancel, Juan G. Torres-Santana, Christian W. 2017-04-16 application/pdf http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/88267 eng eng Florida Entomological Society http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/88267/89309 http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/downloadSuppFile/88267/1691 Copyright (c) 2016 Florida Entomologist Florida Entomologist; Vol. 100, No. 1 (March 2017); 176-179 1938-5102 0015-4040 Bursera simaruba; caterpillar–butterfly irruption; Eunica tatila; insect herbivory; Rattus rattus eradication; predator–prey interaction info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftfloridaclaojs 2017-04-21T23:42:40Z SummaryWe documented the appearance and elevated abundance of the uncommon dingy purplewing butterfly, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and pronounced herbivory on its host plant Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae) shortly after island-wide rat (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) removal from Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. We confirmed the species as E. monima by using both molecular and morphological analyses of larvae and adults. This is a first-time record of E. monima for the island of Desecheo, one of relatively few documented appearances in Puerto Rico during the last 100 yr, and an uncommon documentation of an outbreak of this species in the Caribbean. Although experimental manipulation would be needed to identify the cause of the E. monima population outbreak, we discuss possible cause-and-effect scenarios. SumarioDocumentamos la aparición y elevada abundancia de la mariposa poco común Dingy Purplewing, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), y la pronunciada herbivoría en su planta hospedera Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae), poco después de una erradicación de ratas (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) en la isla de Desecheo, Puerto Rico. Confirmamos la especie como E. monima mediante análisis tanto moleculares como morfológicos de las orugas y adultos. Este es el primer registro de E. monima para la isla de Desecheo, una de las relativamente pocas apariciones documentadas en Puerto Rico durante los últimos 100 años y también se documentó un brote poco común para esta especie en el Caribe. Aunque la manipulación experimental sería necesaria para identificar la causa del brote de E. monima, discutimos los posibles escenarios de causa y efecto. View this article in BioOne Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Florida Online Journals (FloridaOJ)
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topic Bursera simaruba; caterpillar–butterfly irruption; Eunica tatila; insect herbivory; Rattus rattus eradication; predator–prey interaction
spellingShingle Bursera simaruba; caterpillar–butterfly irruption; Eunica tatila; insect herbivory; Rattus rattus eradication; predator–prey interaction
Shiels, Aaron B.
Haines, William P.
Swinnerton, Kirsty J.
Silander, Susan
Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo
Will, David
García-Cancel, Juan G.
Torres-Santana, Christian W.
Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
topic_facet Bursera simaruba; caterpillar–butterfly irruption; Eunica tatila; insect herbivory; Rattus rattus eradication; predator–prey interaction
description SummaryWe documented the appearance and elevated abundance of the uncommon dingy purplewing butterfly, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and pronounced herbivory on its host plant Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae) shortly after island-wide rat (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) removal from Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. We confirmed the species as E. monima by using both molecular and morphological analyses of larvae and adults. This is a first-time record of E. monima for the island of Desecheo, one of relatively few documented appearances in Puerto Rico during the last 100 yr, and an uncommon documentation of an outbreak of this species in the Caribbean. Although experimental manipulation would be needed to identify the cause of the E. monima population outbreak, we discuss possible cause-and-effect scenarios. SumarioDocumentamos la aparición y elevada abundancia de la mariposa poco común Dingy Purplewing, Eunica monima (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), y la pronunciada herbivoría en su planta hospedera Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. (Burseraceae), poco después de una erradicación de ratas (Rattus rattus [L.]; Muridae) en la isla de Desecheo, Puerto Rico. Confirmamos la especie como E. monima mediante análisis tanto moleculares como morfológicos de las orugas y adultos. Este es el primer registro de E. monima para la isla de Desecheo, una de las relativamente pocas apariciones documentadas en Puerto Rico durante los últimos 100 años y también se documentó un brote poco común para esta especie en el Caribe. Aunque la manipulación experimental sería necesaria para identificar la causa del brote de E. monima, discutimos los posibles escenarios de causa y efecto. View this article in BioOne
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Shiels, Aaron B.
Haines, William P.
Swinnerton, Kirsty J.
Silander, Susan
Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo
Will, David
García-Cancel, Juan G.
Torres-Santana, Christian W.
author_facet Shiels, Aaron B.
Haines, William P.
Swinnerton, Kirsty J.
Silander, Susan
Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo
Will, David
García-Cancel, Juan G.
Torres-Santana, Christian W.
author_sort Shiels, Aaron B.
title Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
title_short Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
title_full Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
title_fullStr Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
title_full_unstemmed Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico
title_sort sudden appearance and population outbreak of eunica monima (lepidoptera: nymphalidae) on desecheo island, puerto rico
publisher Florida Entomological Society
publishDate 2017
url http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/88267
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op_source Florida Entomologist; Vol. 100, No. 1 (March 2017); 176-179
1938-5102
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