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Héctor Andrés Vargas Ortiz

Académico

UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ

ARICA, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Sistemática e historia natural de Lepidoptera

Educación

  •  Entomología, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ. Brasil, 2008
  •  Zoología, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2004
  •  Ingeniero Agrónomo, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1998

Experiencia Académica

  •   Académico Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACA

    Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas

    Arica, Chile

    2002 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Académico Full Time

    Universidad de Tarapacá

    Arica, Chile

    2002 - At present


 

Article (87)

A new species of Ithome Chambers (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiinae) from the Atacama Desert revealed by morphology and DNA barcodes
Adenogasteria leguminivora Davis & Vargas gen. et sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): a new seed-feeding micromoth associated with Fabaceae in Peru and Chile
A new species of Crocidosema Zeller (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from the Andes of northern Chile
A new species of Scrobipalpula Povolny (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) associated with Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
An illustrated catalogue of the Neotropical Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Description, natural history and genetic variation of Caloptilia guacanivora sp. nov. Vargas-Ortiz & Vargas (Lepidoptera=> Gracillariidae) in the Atacama Desert, Chile
Female genitalia of Pero obtusaria Prout, 1928 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
First record of Alucita danunciae (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) in Peru
First record of the sedge feeder Bactra verutana Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Chile based on morphology and DNA barcodes
A new leaf-tying Episimus Walsingham (Lepidoptera=> Tortricidae) feeding on the vulnerable tree Haplorhus peruviana (Anacardiaceae) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
A new species of Strepsicrates Meyrick (Lepidoptera=> Tortricidae) from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile previously misidentified as S. smithiana Walsingham
A new species of Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) from the Andes of northern Chile.
Description of immature stages and natural history of Stigmella schinivora (Lepidoptera=> Nepticulidae), a leaf-miner associated with the Brazilian peppertree.
Genetic divergence of isolated populations of the native micromoth Bucculatrix mirnae (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) in the arid environments of Northern Chile
Isolation on a remote island: genetic and morphological differentiation of a cosmopolitan odonate
Larva and Pupa of the Little-Known Neotropical Moth Melipotis walkeri (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)
Larva, pupa and DNA barcodes of the Neotropical geometrid moth Glena mielkei (Lepidoptera=> Geometridae=> Ennominae=> Boarmiini).
Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera=> Pterophoridae) niche breadth in the Chilean Mediterranean Matorral biome=> trophic and altitudinal dimensions.
Morphology of the immature stages and notes on the natural history of the little-known plume moth Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis (Lepidoptera=> Pterophoridae)
Overlooked gall-inducing moths revisited, with the description of Andescecidium parrai gen. et sp. n. and Oliera saizi sp. n. from Chile (Lepidoptera, Cecidosidae).
SEASONAL VARIATION AND SEXUAL SHAPE DIMORPHISM IN WINGS OF THE NEOTROPICAL HAIRSTREAK STRYMON DAVARA (LYCAENIDAE, THECLINAE, EUMAEINI)
A new species of Leurocephala Davis & McKay (Lepidoptera,Gracillariidae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chilean Atacama Desert, with notes on life-history.
Egg and first instar of the Neotropical geometrid moth Pero obtusaria Prout (Geometridae=> Ennominae=> Azelinini).
Exploring DNA Barcodes of Neotropical and Afrotropical Species of Eccopsis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Genetic divergence of a newly documented population of the cecidogenous micromoth Eugnosta azapaensis Vargas & Moreira (Lepidoptera=> Tortricidae) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
Genetic Divergence of the Pest Moth Chloridea virescens (Noctuidae: Heliothinae) Feeding on a Newly Documented Host Plant in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile
Phylogenetic study of the genera of Trichopterygini from Austral South America (Lepidoptera=> Geometridae)=> a new classification.
Sexual dimorphism and population differentiation in the Chilean Neotropical moth Macaria mirthae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)=> a wing geometric morphometric example
An endangered hemiparasitic shrub is the only host plant of the little-known Neotropical hairstreak Strymon flavaria (Lepidoptera=> Lycaenidae) in the arid Andes.
First high-altitude record of Bucculatrix mirnae Vargas and Moreira (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) on a newly documented host plant=> the importance of host plant distribution for conservation on the western slopes of the Andes mountains of northern Chile
First host plant record for Strymon davara (Hewitson) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the highly human-modified coastal valleys of the Atacama Desert.
FIRST NOTES ON THE LIFE HISTORY OF EUPITHECIA TARAPACA RINDGE (GEOMETRIDAE) ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ANDES OF NORTHERN CHILE
First record of Homoeographa lanceolella Ragonot (Lepidoptera=> Pyralidae=> Phycitinae) in Chile
Immature Stages of Teriocolias zelia andina Forbes (Pieridae: Coliadinae)
LARVAL POLYCHROMATISM IN THE NEOTROPICAL HAIRSTREAK STRYMON BUBASTUS (STOLL) (LYCAENIDAE, THECLINAE, EUMAEINI) ASSOCIATED WITH TWO NEWLY DOCUMENTED HOST PLANTS IN THE ATACAMA DESERT
A morphological reappraisal of the immature stages and life history of Elachista synethes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae), an Australian leaf miner alien to Chile
A new cecidogenous species of Eugnosta Hübner (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) associated with Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae) in the northern Chilean Atacama Desert: Life-history description and phylogenetic inferences
First record of cydia tonosticha (meyrick) (tortricidae) from Chile and a new host plant
First record of folivory on a newly documented host plant for the little known geometrid moth Eupithecia yubitzae Vargas & Parra (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in northern Chile
First remarks on genetic variation of the little known leaf miner Angelabella tecomae Vargas & Parra (Gracillariidae) in the Atacama desert of northern Chile
Left–right asymmetry and morphological consequences of a host shift in the oligophagous Neotropical moth Macaria mirthae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Macaria mirthae Vargas et al (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Confirmation of the Use of an Invasive Host Plant in the Northern Atacama Desert of Chile Based on DNA Barcodes
Palatability and feeding preferences of Uresiphita maorialis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) for three Sophora species
Zerene cesonia limonella lamas (pieridae): First distribution record in Chile and first host plant record
Egg laying site selection by a host plant specialist leaf miner moth at two intra-plant levels in the northern Chilean Atacama Desert
First host plant record for thaeides muela (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)
First host plant records for Iridopsis hausmanni Vargas (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in the coastal valleys of northern Chile
Lycaenid caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) eating flowers of Dalea pennellii var. chilensis (Fabaceae) in the northern Chilean Andes
A new Brazilian Passiflora leafminer: Spinivalva gaucha, gen. n., sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Gracillariinae), the first gracillariid without a sap-feeding instar
A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica
Egg phenology of a host-specialist butterfly in the western slopes of the northern Chilean Andes
First record of Acrocercops serrigera serrigera Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Chile
First record of Vanessa braziliensis (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Chile
Immature stages of Iridopsis parrai (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [Estados inmaduros de Iridopsis parrai (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)]
Use of a native and an exotic Malvaceae by the Little known skipper Pyrgus bocchoris trisignatus (Mabille) (Hesperiidae) in northern Chile
A new species of Bucculatrix Zeller (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) associated with Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae) in northern Chile
A new species of Phyllocnistis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from southern Brazil, with life-history description and genetic comparison to congeneric species
Development of a microsatellite library for the passion flower butterfly Dione moneta Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae)
First Host Plant Record for Teriocolias zelia andina Forbes (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and Evidence for Local Specialization
First remarks on the nesting biology of Hypodynerus andeus (Packard) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in the Azapa valley, northern Chile
First remarks on the nesting biology of Hypodynerus andeus (Packard) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) in the Azapa valley, northern Chile
Identification of sap-feeder instars in Angelabella tecomae Vargas & Parra (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) feeding on Tecoma fulva fulva (Bignoniaceae)
Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae): first record from Chile and a newly documented host plant
A New Species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) from Northern Chile
A new species of Eccopsis Zeller (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from the coastal valleys of northern Chile, with the first continental record of E. galapagana Razowski & Landry
A new species of Eccopsis Zeller (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from the coastal valleys of northern Chile, with the first continental record of E. galapagana Razowski & Landry
A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile
A new species of Eupithecia curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile
First host plant record for Pero obtusaria Prout (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
First record of Phoebis argante chincha Lamas (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) in Chile
A new species of Glena Hulst (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from northern Chile [Uma nova espécie de Glena Hulst (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) do norte do Chile]
A new species of Lioptilodes Zimmerman (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from northern Chile.
Last instar larva and pupa of Melipotis cellaris (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [Larva de último instar y pupa de melipotis cellaris (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]
A new species of Cosmophyga Dognin (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from northern Chile Una nueva especie de Cosmophyga Dognin (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) del norte de Chile
Two new species of Iridopsis Warren (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from northern Chile Dos nuevas especies de Iridopsis Warren (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) del norte de Chile
Description of the last instar larva and pupa of Cryptophlebia cortesi clarke (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Descripción de la larva de último instar y de la pupa de Cryptophlebia cortesi clarke (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
New distritutional records and biological notes of Cydia largo Heppner (Leepidoptera: Tortricidae) Nuevos registros de distribucion y notas biologicas de Cydia largo Heppner (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
NUEVOS REGISTROS DE DISTRIBUCION Y NOTAS BIOLOGICAS DE CYDIA LARGO HEPPNER (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE)
A new genus and a new species of Oecophyllembiinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Chile [Un nuevo género y una nueva especie de Oecophyllembiinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) de Chile]
A new species of Lioptilodes Zimmerman (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Chile [Una nueva especie de Lioptilodes Zimmerman (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) de Chile]
Description of a new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile [Descripcio´n de una nueva especie de Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) de la Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile]
Macaria mirthae: A new species of Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Chile [Macaria mirthae: Una nueva especie de Ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) de Chile]
A new species of Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from northernmost Chile Una nueva especie de Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) del extremo norte de Chile
A new species of Ithome Chambers (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae: Chrysopeleiinae) from northern Chile Una nueva especie de Ithome Chambers (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae: Chrysopeleiinae) del norte de Chile
Una nueva especie de Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) del extremo norte de Chile
Una nueva especie de Ithome Chambers (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae: Chrysopeleiinae) del norte de Chile
ASPECTOS BIOLOGICOS DE EUPITHECIA SIBYLLA BUTLER 1882 (LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE)

ComunicacionBreve (1)

DESCRIPCION DE LA HEMBRA Y DE LAS ESTRUCTURAS GENITALES DE CHILESIA ANGULOI RUIZ (LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE)

Generic (1)

First Record of Pero rodriguezi Vargas, 2007 (Geometridae) in Peru with Description of the Female

Note (4)

First record of an exotic host plant for the oligophagous moth Macaria mirthae (Geometridae) in the coastal valleys of the northern chilean atacama desert
Stigmella epicosma (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): First distribution records from Chile and first host plant record
Angelabella tecomae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): An exotic hostplant in northern Chile and first record from Peru [Angelabella tecomae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): Una planta hospedera exótica en el norte de Chile y primer registro para Perú]
CALPODES ETHLIUS (STOLL, 1782) (LEPIDOPTERA: HESPERIIDAE): PRIMER REGISTRO DE DISTRIBUCIÓN PARA EL EXTREMO NORTE DE CHILE

Proyecto (7)

Inventario Preliminar de Lepidópteros Nocturnos (Insecta=> Lepidoptera) en el Departamento de Arequipa
Taxonomía e historia natural de Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) del norte de Chile
Taxonomía y biología de Geometridae (Lepidoptera) del norte de Chile
Taxonomía de Gracillariidae del norte de Chile=> una aproximación morfológica y molecular
Biología y morfología de Teriocolias zelia andina Forbes (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)
Diversidade e evolução de lepidópteros sul-americanos
Aspectos morfológicos y biológicos de Iridopsis parrai Vargas (Lepidoptera=> Geometridae)

Review (1)

Two new native larval host plants of Hyles annei (Guerin-Meneville, 1839) (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile following exceptional summer rainfall
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Héctor Vargas

Académico

Departamento de Recursos Ambientales

UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ

ARICA, Chile

13
Luis Parra

Profesor Titular

Zoología

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA

Concepción, Chile

2
Enrique Mundaca

Profesor Auxiliar

Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL MAULE

Curicó, Chile

1
David Veliz

Assistant Professor

Departamento de Ciencias Ecologicas

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Ingrid Alvial

Investigador Postdoctoral FONDECYT

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Felipe Méndez

Docente

Ciencias

Northamerican college

Arica, Chile