Immature stages of the butterfly Diaethria clymena janeira (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)

Author(s)

Barbosa, Eduardo P. ^[1] ; Kaminski, Lucas A. ^[1] ; Freitas, Andre V. L. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zoologia; v. 27, n. 5, p. 696-702, OCT 2010.
• Web of Science Citations: 11

Abstract

The immature stages (egg, larva, and pupa) morphology, larval and oviposition behavior, and host plant of the "eighty-eight" butterfly Diaethria clymena janeira (C. Felder, 1862) are described. Eggs are laid singly under leaf, and have pronounced vertical ribs ending up in a crown. Larvae of early instars construct stick-like frass chains where they rest when not feeding. Late instars are green with reduced body scoli and long branched head scoli. Pupae are entirely green, and pupation occurs on the upper leaf surface. In general, morphology and behavior of immature stages are similar to those of related species in the tribe Callicorini. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 98/05101-8 - Lepidoptera of the State of São Paulo: diversity, distribution, resources, and use for analysis and environmental monitoring
• Grantee: Keith Spalding Brown Junior
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 00/01484-1 - Butterfilies as environmental indicators: monitoring with Nymphalidae (Eurytelinae and Satyrinae)
• Grantee: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral