Immature Stages, Natural History and Population Biology of Opoptera syme (Hubner, 1821), (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from Southeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Aguiar, Tamara M. C. ; Gueratto, Patricia E. ; Machado, Patricia A. ; Santos, Jessie P. ; Carreira, Junia Y. O. ; Moraes, Simeao S. ; Freitas, Andre Victor Lucci

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 53, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2023-10-25.

Abstract

The present study describes the immature stages of Opoptera syme (Hubner, [1821]) using SEM and Micro-CT to generate 2D and 3D models to study the morphology and chaetotaxy, and present information on the natural history, behavior, and population biology. In laboratory, eggs were laid singly, and the isolated larvae passed through six to seven instars. Host plant in the study site is unknown, but larvae are known to feed on bamboos; in laboratory, larvae accepted the ornamental bamboo Bambusa textilis McClure, 1940. Adults are diurnal and univoltine, flying from December to April (the austral summer). The present study adds information to the biology and natural history of Brassolini, an iconic and still poorly known tribe of Neotropical butterflies. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/20196-5 - Morphological, molecular diversity and tribal assignment of the genus Eois Hübner 1818 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae)
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 21/03868-8 - Evolutionary mechanisms that shape diversity and distribution in a tropical biodiversity hotspot
• Grantee: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/17047-5 - Inventory of herbivores in Piperaceae species
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral