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The Early Stages and Natural History ofAntirrhea Adoptive Porphyrosticta(Watkins, 1928) in Eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Morphinae)
- Source :
- Journal of Insect Science
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2009.
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Abstract
- Here we describe the immature stages and ecological associations of Antirrhea adoptiva porphyrosticta Watkins, 1928 (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae:Morphinae). The cloud forest bamboo, Chusquea scandens Kunth (Bambusoidea: Poaceae), serves as the larval food plant for this butterfly in eastern Ecuador, the first hostplant record for Antirrhea outside the family Arecaceae. The larvae of A. adoptiva porphyrosticta are superficially similar to those of other Antirrhea species. We also provide observations on adult and larval behavior. Caterpillars of this butterfly species are parasitized by tachinid flies, as well as by Ichneumonidae and a newly described braconid wasp.
- Subjects :
- Male
0106 biological sciences
Time Factors
Wasps
Antirrhea philoctetes
Antirrhea miltiades
cloud forest
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Nymphalidae
Article
Lepidoptera genitalia
Chusquea scandens
Species Specificity
Animals
Antirrhea pterocopha
Bamboo
Ovum
Cloud forest
Behavior, Animal
biology
Ecology
Diptera
Pupa
General Medicine
15. Life on land
biology.organism_classification
010602 entomology
Ichneumonidae
Antirrhea weymeri
Larva
crepuscular
Insect Science
Butterfly
Morphinae
Female
Ecuador
Butterflies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15362442
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Insect Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80f0a9f3218ac2062e442261f9d19899