Biodiversidad de Lepidoptera en México

Based on a thorough analysis of the literature on Lepidoptera associated with Mexico, and a review of the database mariposa (> 500 000 records and specimens), a synthesis of the global Lepidoptera diversity is presented, including estimates and proportions of diversity and endemism in Mexico. In addition, a detailed examination of the species richness and endemism of one of the best-known families in Mexico, Papilionoidea s. lat., is provided, preceded