SCIENTIFIC NOTE: ASTRAPTES TALUS IN JAMAICA, WEST INDIES (HESPERIIDAE: EUDAMINAE)

摘要

The occurrence, distribution and notes on the biology of Astraptes talus (Cramer) in Jamaica are discussed. Mucuna pruriens (L) DC (Fabaceae) is recorded as a local native larval food plant. The writing of Jamaica and its Butterflies began in the early nineteen sixties, but publication did not occur until some ten years later in 1972. At that time authors Brown and Heineman were aware of a publication by R. C. Williams (1927) that noted that Astraptes talus (Cramer, 1777) was present in Jamaica. Theyalso noted that this species had been recorded from Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, in the Greater Antilles and St. Vincent in the Lesser Antilles as well as "on the mainland where it ranges from Mexico to Brazil". They also commented "there is no recent, well authenticated material available" to support this species' presence in Jamaica.