Population Fluctuations of the Schaus Swallowtail (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on the Islands of Biscayne Bay, Florida, with Comments on the Bahaman Swallowtail
Loftus WF and Kushlan JA. 1984. Population Fluctuations of the Schaus Swallowtail (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) on the Islands of Biscayne Bay, Florida, with Comments on the Bahaman Swallowtail. Florida Entomologist. 67(2):277-287
The authors conducted censuses of the Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides (=Papilio) aristodemus ponceanus (Schaus)) along the islands in Biscayne Bay, in southern Florida, from 1979 to 1982. The article presents an eleven-year record of Schaus swallowtail population fluctuations on the Biscayne islands. Habitat disturbances have reduced the range and numbers of these threatened species. An included map shows the survey transect routes. As a further note, the authors argue that there is not enough evidence to establish permanent residency of the Bahaman swallowtail butterfly in the United States.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Loftus, William; Kushlan, James
- Units
- BISC
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Bahaman swallowtail (Heraclides andraemon bonhotei), Habitat Alteration, Population Dynamics, Range, Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)