Study of the pollen type in Neotropical hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Georgette Paola Ancajima; Maicon Alicrin DA Silva; Paulo Eduardo DE Oliveira; Marcelo Duarte

doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12785

Study of the pollen type in Neotropical hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Integr Zool. 2023 Nov 21. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12785. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Georgette Paola Ancajima¹, Maicon Alicrin DA Silva^{2

3}, Paulo Eduardo DE Oliveira^{2

3}, Marcelo Duarte¹

Affiliations

¹ Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Laboratory of Micropaleontology-Setembrino Petri; Department of Sedimentary and Environmental Geology, Institute of Geosciences (São Paulo University), São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences (São Paulo University), São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 37989725
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12785

Abstract

We recorded 14 pollen types belonging to 12 families of angiosperms. Pera (Peraceae) pollen type was found in all genera and was the most abundant. Our results suggest low specificity in the choice of flowers; thus, Sphingids with either short or long proboscises visited flowers of the same species.

Publication types

Letter