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Pedro Lozano Rodríguez

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (4): 189-194

    Roberto Vinciguerra, Pedro Lozano Rodríguez, Fernando Hernández-Baz & Jorge M. González
    Observations on Athis thysanete (Dyar, 1912) (Lepidoptera, Castniidae) from Mexico and comparative notes to other species in the family

    ABSTRACT
    General information on distribution, biology, and behavior on a rare species of the family Castniidae, Athis thysanete (Dyar, 1912), endemic from Mexico, is provided. Comparative notes are also given of the Chilean Castnia eudesmia Gray, 1838, in an attempt to understand the insect-plant relationships of A. thysanete. The note ends with additional remarks on the need for conservation of the habitat of the species.