resumen En este articulo se analiza brevemente el comportamiento territorial de 3 especies de mariposas colombianas: Laothus gibberosa (Hewitson), Adelotypa densemaculata (Hewitson) y Pseudotinea volcanicus Callaghan & Salazar por poblaciones observadas en el occidente de Caldas, Colombia Palabras clave: Colombia, Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, “falsa cabeza”, nomenclatura, habitos, territorialidad territorial BeHa Vior of LAOTHUS GIBBEROSA He Witson, ADELOTYPA DENSEMACULATA HWeitson and PSEUDOTINEA VOLCANICUS CallaGHan & salaarZ in fraGMented landsCaPes (lePidoPtera: lYCaenidae, riodinidae) abstract In this paper the territorial behavior of three species of Colombian butterflies Laothus gibberosa (Hewitson), Adelotypa densemaculata (Hewitson) and Pseudotinea volcanicus Callaghan & Salazar is briefly analyzed using populations observed in Western Caldas district, Colombia. Key words: behavior, Colombia, Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, “false head”, nomenclature, habits, territoriality.