André Victor Lucci Freitas

André Victor Lucci Freitas (Freitas) (4 July 1971), Entomologist, Brazil

• Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo.
• Museu de Zoologia and Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
• E-mail: baku@unicamp.br

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 33 taxon names authored by André Victor Lucci Freitas

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1994

• Brown Jr., K.S. & Freitas, A.V.L. 1994 Juvenile stages of Ithomiinae: overview and systematics (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 5(1): 9–20. Full article (PDF).. Reference page. 

2004

• Francini, R.B., Freitas, A.V.L. & Penz, C.M. 2004. Two new species of Actinote (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 719: 001–010. Abstract & excerpt. . Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L. & Brown Jr., K.S. 2004. Phylogeny of the Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera). Systematic Biology 53(3): 363–383. DOI: 10.1080/10635150490445670 . Reference page. 

2006

• Peña, C., Wahlberg, N., Weingartner, E., Kodandaramaiah, U., Nylin, S., Freitas, A.V.L. & Brower, A.V.Z. 2006. Higher level phylogeny of Satyrinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on DNA sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40(1): 29–49. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.007 Reference page. 
• Willmott, K.R. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2006. Higher-level phylogeny of the Ithomiinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): classification, patterns of larval hostplant colonisation and diversification. Cladistics 22: 297-368. Reference page. 

2009

• Wahlberg, N., Leneveu, J., Kodandaramaiah, U., Peña, C., Nylin, S., Freitas, A.V.L. & Brower, A.V.Z. 2009. Nymphalid butterflies diversify following near demise at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276(1677): 4295–4302. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1303 . Reference page. 
• Willmott, K.R., Freitas, A.V.L., Hall, J.P.W., Silva-Brandão, K.L. & Paluch, M. 2009. A new species of Actinote Hübner from the eastern Andes of Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 111(1): 47–56. PDF. Reference page. 

2011

• Freitas, A.V.L., Mielke, O.H.H., Moser, A., Silva-Brandão, K.L. & Iserhard, C.A. 2011. A new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from southern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 43(2): 231-237. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2012

• Freitas, A.V.L., Kaminski, L.A., Mielke, O.H.H., Barbosa, E.P. & Silva-Brandão, K.L. 2012. A new species of Yphthimoides (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the southern Atlantic forest region. Zootaxa 3526: 31–44. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Zacca, T., Mielke, O.H.H., Pyrcz, T.W., Casagrande, M.M., Freitas, A.V.L. & Boyer, P. 2013. Stegosatyrus, a new genus of Euptychiina from the grasslands of neotropical realm (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Zootaxa 3682(2): 331–350. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.2.7 Reference page. 

2015

• Freitas, A.V.L., Barbosa, E.P., Siewert, R.R., Mielke, O.H.H., Zacca, T. & Azeredo-Espin, A.M.L. 2015: Four new species of Moneuptychia (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) from Brazil. Zootaxa 3981(4): 521–541. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.4.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L., Lewinsohn, T.M., Magaldi, L.M. & Wahlberg, N. 2015: A new subspecies of Anthanassa (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae: Melitaeini) from southeastern Brazil. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 69(2): 83–90. full article (pdf). Reference page. 

2016

• Freitas, A.V.L., Barbosa, E.P., Willmott, K.R., Wahlberg, N. & Lamas, G. 2016. ‘Species’ from two different butterfly genera combined into one: description of a new genus of Euptychiina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) with unusually variable wing pattern. Revista Brasileire de Entomologia 60(3): 157–165. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L., Magaldi, L.M. & Willmott, K.R. 2016. A new subspecies of Oleria gunilla (Nymphalidae: Danainae) from North Mato Grosso, Brazil. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 70(4): 295–301 DOI: 10.18473/lepi.70i4.a8. Reference page. 
• Kaminski, L.A., Iserhard, C.A. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2016. Thisbe silvestre sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae): a new myrmecophilous butterfly from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Austral Entomology 55(2): 138–146. DOI: 10.1111/aen.12159. Reference page. 
• Nakahara, S., Barbosa, E.P., Marin, M.A., Freitas, A.V.L., Pomerantz, T. & Willmott, K.R. 2016a. Graphita gen. nov., a New Genus for Neonympha griphe C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Neotropical Entomology 45: 675–691. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-016-0414-x. . Reference page. 
• Willmott, K.R., Mielke, O.H.H. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2016. A new subspecies and validation of the enigmatic species Adelpha herbita Weymer endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic forest (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 26(1): 32-37. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2017

• Kaminski, L.A., Callaghan, C.J., Seraphim, N., Magaldi, L.M., Volkmann, L. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2017. Sertania gen. nov., a new genus of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) from the South American dry diagonal. Zootaxa 4312(1): 165–179. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.8 Reference page. 
• Nakahara, S., Barbosa, E.P. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2017. A Potentially Endangered New Species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 46: 302–309. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-016-0466-y. . Reference page. 
• Zenker, M.M., Wahlberg, N., Brehm, G., Teston, J.A., Przybylowicz, L., Pie, M.R. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2017. Systematics and origin of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) in the Neotropical region. Zoologica scripta 46(3): 348–362. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12202 Reference page. 

2018

• Barbosa, E.P., Siewert, R.R., Mielke, O.H.H., Lamas, G., Willmott, K.R. & Freitas, A.V.L.. 2018. Redescription of Yphthimoides patricia (Hayward, 1957), with taxonomic notes on the names Euptychia saltuensis Hayward, 1962 and Yphthimoides manasses (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Zootaxa 4422(4): 537–557. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4422.4.5 Reference page. 
• Pyrcz, T.W., Freitas, A.V.L., Boyer, P., Dias, F.M.S., Dolibaina, D.R., Barbosa, E.P., Magaldi, L.M., Mielke, O.H.H., Casagrande, M.M. & Lorenc-Brudecka, J. 2018. Uncovered Diversity of a Predominantly Andean Butterfly Clade in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a Revision of the Genus Praepedaliodes Forster (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini). Neotropical Entomology 47: 211-255. Reference page. 
• Seraphim, N., Kaminski, L.A., DeVries, P.J., Penz, C.M., Callaghan, C.J., Wahlberg, N., Silva-Brandão, K.L. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and higher systematics of the metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Systematic Entomology 43(2): 407–425. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12282 Reference page. 

2019

• Freitas, A.V.L., Mota, L.L., Barbosa, E.P. & Carreira, J.Y.O. 2019. Immature stages of the Selaginella-feeding Euptychia mollina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zoologia, 36: e. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.36.e32053 Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L., Mota, L.L., Zacca, T. & Barbosa, E.P. 2019. Description of a new and highly distinctive genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the Brazilian southern Amazon. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 63(3): 254-261. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbe.2019.05.004. Reference page. 
• Freitas, Woodbury, M.S., Barbosa & Willmott 2019. A new subspecies of Adelpha messana (C. Felder & R. Felder) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 29(2): 62-66. Online. Reference page. .
• Freitas, A.V.L., Ramos, R.R., Silva-Brandão, K.L., Coutouné, N., Magaldi, L.M., Pablos, J.L., Rosser, N. & Brown Jr., K.S. 2019c. A New Subspecies of Heliconius hermathena (Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) from Southern Amazonia. Neotropical Entomology 48: 467–475. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-018-0658-8. . Reference page. 
• Willmott, K.R., Marín, M.A., Nakahara, S., Pomerantz, T., Lamas, G., Huertas, B., Espeland, M., Xiao, L., Hall, J.P.W., Willmott, J.I.R. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2019. A revision of the new Andean butterfly genus Optimandes Marín, Nakahara & Willmott, n. gen., with the description of a new species (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 29(1): 29-44. Online. Reference page. .

2020

• Barbosa, E.P., Aguiar, T.M.C., Rosa, A.H.B., Zacca, T. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2020. A new species of butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the highlands of Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4819(1): 128–142. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.1.6. . Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L. 2020. A new clearwing butterfly from northeastern Brazil (Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ithomiini). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 30(1): 28-32. Reference page. 
• Freitas, A.V.L., Francini, R.B., Mielke, O.H.H., Rosa, A.H.B., Magaldi, L.M. & Silva-Brandão, K.L. 2020. A New and Rare Actinote Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraeini) from Southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology 49: 696–703. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-020-00765-y. . Reference page. 
• Zacca, T., Casagrande, M.M., Mielke, O.H.H., Huertas, B., Espeland, M., Freitas, A.V.L., Willmott, K.R., Nakahara, S. & Lamas, G. 2020. Revalidation of Vareuptychia Forster, 1964, description of Vanima gen. nov., and notes on Euptychia cleophes Godman & Salvin, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Zootaxa 4858(1): 1–34. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4858.1.1. . Reference page. 
• Zacca, T., Casagrande, M.M., Mielke, O.H.H., Huertas, B., Barbosa, E.P., Freitas, A.V.L. & Willmott, K.R. 2020a. Description of Emeryus Zacca, Mielke & Casagrande gen. nov. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) to accommodate three species formerly placed in Paryphthimoides Forster, 1964. Austral Entomology 59: 505–523. DOI: 10.1111/aen.12479. Reference page. 

2021

• Freitas, A.V.L., Rosa, A.H.B., Brown Jr., K.S., Nobre, C.E.B., Melo, D.H.A. & Kerpel, S.M. 2021. A new and rare Ithomiini from Northeastern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae). The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 75(1): 44-48. Reference page. 
• Nakahara, S., Barbosa, E.P., Nakamura, I., Lamas, G. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2021c. Description of a new species of Yphthimoides Forster, 1964 from Peru (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(3): 138-144. Reference page. 
• Ramos, R.R., Francini, R.B., Habib, M.E.E.M. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2021. Seasonal Patterns of Host Plant Use in an Assemblage of Heliconiini Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in a Neotropical forest. Neotropical Entomology 50(3): 358–365. DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00855-5.. Reference page. .
• Rosa, A.H.B., Huertas, B., Willmott, K.R., Barbosa, E.P., Machado, P.A., Mielke, O.H.H., Canaan, C.H.P. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2021. Fifty years without a name: a new species of Splendeuptychia Forster (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Zootaxa 5061(1): 095–114. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.1.4. . Reference page. 
• Rosa, A.H.B., Leite,L.A.R., Costa, R.P.R. da & Freitas, A.V.L.. 2021. Correction to: A New Species of Dynamine Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) from the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00916-9. Reference page. 
• Zacca, T., Casagrande, M.M., Mielke, O.H.H., Huertas, B., Barbosa, E.P., Freitas, A.V.L.. Lamas, G., Espeland, M., Brévignon, C., Nakahara, S., Checa, M.F. & Willmott, K.R. 2021. Systematics of the Neotropical butterfly genus Paryphthimoides Forster, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), with descriptions of seven new taxa. Insect Systematics & Evolution 52(1): 42–96. DOI: 10.1163/1876312X-00001027 . Reference page. 
• Zacca, T., Casagrande, M.M., Mielke, O.H.H., Huertas, B., Freitas, A.V.L.. Marín, M.A., Espeland, M. & Willmott, K.R. 2021a. A new euptychiine butterfly species from south Brazil and taxonomic rearrangements for Taydebis Freitas, 2013 and Hermeuptychia Forster, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae). Zootaxa 5023(4): 555–570. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5023.4.5. . Reference page. 

2022

• Mota, L.L., Rosa, A.H.B., Vasconcellos, L.R., Willmott, K.R. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2022. A new subspecies of Mechanitis lysimnia from southern Amazonia (Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ithomiini). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32(1): 47-51. Reference page. 

2023

• Nakahara, S., Kleckner, K., Barbosa, E.P., Lourenço, G.M., Casagrande, M.M., Willmott, K. & Freitas, A.V.L. 2023. Reassessment of the type locality of Euptychia stigmatica Godman, 1905, with the description of two new sibling species from Amazonia (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Satyrini). Zookeys 1167ː 57–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1167.102979 Reference page.