Description of the Pupa and Redescription of the Imagines of Geyeria decussata and their Association with Bromeliads in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)

Author(s)

Albertoni, Fabiano F. ^{[1, 2]} ; Moraes, Simeao S. ^[1] ; Steiner, Josefina ^[2] ; Zillikens, Anne ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, CCB, Dept Biol Celular Embriol & Genet, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC - Brazil

^[3] Univ Tubingen, Med Nat Wissensch Forschungszentrum, D-72074 Tubingen - Germany

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS; v. 34, n. 1-2, p. 61-74, 2012.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

ALBERTONI F F {[}Fed Univ, Florianopolis, Brazil], MORAES S S {[}Mus Zool USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil], STEINER J {[}Fed Univ. Florianopolis, Brazil] \& ZILLIKENS A {[}Univ Tubingen, Germany]: Description of the Pupa and Redescription of the Imagines of Geyeria decussata and their Association with Bromeliads in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Castniidae). - Entomol Gener 34 (1-2): 061-074: Stuttgart 2012-09. - {[}Article] Bromeliads can serve as a resource for numerous arthropods, especially insects. Caterpillars of the moth Geyeria decussata (Godart 1824) were recorded in the leaf rosettes of the bromeliads Wittrockia superba, Vriesea philippocoburgii and Aechmea nudicaulis. The larvae were feeding on the leaf bases, eventually killing the plants. In addition to life history data a description of the pupa and a re-description of the imagines are provided here. These findings constitute new records of larval hosts for this species and confirm a close association of castniid moths and bromeliads. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 06/05365-3 - Taxonomy and cladistic analysis of Yagra Oiticica complex (Lepidoptera, Castniidae, Castniinae)
• Grantee: Simeão de Souza Moraes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master