Endemic Species of Butterflies: Importance of Protected Areas in Tropical Montane Endemism Conservation

Monica Paola Higuera Diaz; Andrea León-Parra; Giovanny Fagua

doi:10.3390/d17080536

Endemic Species of Butterflies: Importance of Protected Areas in Tropical Montane Endemism Conservation

Título traducido de la contribución: Especies endémicas de mariposas: Importancia de las áreas protegidas en la conservación del endemismo montano tropical

Monica Paola Higuera Diaz, Andrea León-Parra, Giovanny Fagua

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Sede Bogotá

Universidad de los Andes Colombia

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Las áreas protegidas desempeñan un papel fundamental en la contención y protección de la mayor parte de la biodiversidad endémica de lugares megadiversos, lo que subraya su importancia como custodios de la riqueza biológica. Colombia, uno de los países con mayor riqueza de especies, también presenta una de las tasas de deforestación más altas del mundo. El sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales (PNN) de Colombia es uno de los mecanismos para la protección de los ecosistemas y la biota de los paisajes naturales. Con base en el papel de las mariposas como bioindicadores en el mapeo de la biodiversidad, recopilamos registros de especies endémicas de mariposas a partir de colecciones entomológicas y la literatura para evaluar la importancia de las áreas protegidas en la conservación de especies endémicas. Los PNN albergan registros de 127 especies endémicas, que representan el 65% de las 196 especies endémicas de mariposas registradas en Colombia. La mayoría de estas especies endémicas (93 especies) se han registrado en un solo PNN, definido aquí como especie "única". Estas especies se distribuyen principalmente a lo largo de la Cordillera de los Andes. Entre todos los PNN, la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta alberga el mayor número de especies endémicas, tanto totales como únicas. Extrapolar este patrón a la biota andina más amplia respalda la idea de que las áreas protegidas desempeñan un papel clave en la contención y protección de gran parte de la biodiversidad endémica del norte de Sudamérica, lo que subraya su importancia como custodios de la riqueza biológica.

Título traducido de la contribución	Especies endémicas de mariposas: Importancia de las áreas protegidas en la conservación del endemismo montano tropical
Idioma original	Inglés
Número de artículo	536
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-14
Número de páginas	14
Publicación	Diversity
Volumen	17
N.º	8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3390/d17080536 https://doi.org/10.3390/d17080536
Estado	Publicada - 31 jul. 2025

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biodiversidad
especies endémicas
Andes del Norte
Papilionoidea
alta montaña tropical
especies amenazadas

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