Immature stages of the Selaginella-feeding Euptychia mollina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from the Brazilian Amazon

Autor(es)

Freitas, Andre V. L. ; Mota, Luisa L. ; Barbosa, Eduardo P. ; Carreira, Junia Y. O.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ZOOLOGIA; v. 36, p. 7-pg., 2019-06-04.

Resumo

The present paper describes the immature stages of the Neotropical satyrine butterfly Euptychia mollina (Hubner, [1813]) from the Brazilian Amazon Forest. Eggs were laid singly on the under surface of the fronds of its host plant, Selaginella sp. (Bryophyta: Selaginellaceae). Larvae are solitary in all instars, presenting a color pattern and shape that make them cryptic on its host plant. The pupa is short, smooth and varies from rusty brown to green. Despite the lack of a close phylogenetic relationship, larvae of Euptychia are very similar to those of the paleotropical satyrines Ragadia and Acrophtalmia, suggesting that camouflage is likely to be one of the factors explaining the similarities among them. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/15873-8 - Sistemática e padrões de distribuição biogeográfica de gêneros de borboletas da subtribo Euptychiina (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
• Beneficiário: Eduardo de Proença Barbosa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 11/50225-3 - História natural, filogenia e conservação de lepidópteros neotropicais
• Beneficiário: André Victor Lucci Freitas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular