Immature stages of the moth Lobeza dentilinea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), with redescription of the species based on male and female morphology

Autor(es)

Lívia R Pinheiro ; Renato O Silva ^[2] ; Marcelo Duarte ^[2]

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zoologia; v. 28, n. 4, p. 517-524, 2011-08-00.

Resumo

Egg and pupa of Lobeza dentilinea Schaus, 1901 are described and illustrated for the first time. Eggs are smooth, dome-shaped, and greenish at oviposition. Last instar larvae have an aposematic coloration and the chaetotaxy is very similar to other notodontines, except for the number of lateral setae: L. dentilinea has three instead of four lateral setae on abdominal segments A3-A6. Pupae are light brown and typical of the family, with the last abdominal segments broadly round. Evidence from the adult morphology supporting the placement of the genus in Notodontinae includes proboscis smaller than the length of the head, epiphysis with more than half the length of tibia, tarsal claws simple, and labial palpi short. Male and female are confidently associated, and a redescription of the species is presented based on both sexes. Larvae of L. dentilinea are here recorded feeding on a Melastomataceae. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/11159-5 - Revisão e análise cladística do gênero Heliura Butler, 1876 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina)
• Beneficiário: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 11/03409-1 - Biossistemática de Lycaenidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) dos remanescentes de Mata Atlântica, com ênfase para a região Sudeste do Brasil
• Beneficiário: Renato de Oliveira e Silva
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• Processo FAPESP: 02/13898-0 - Sistemática, bionomia e evolução dos Lepidoptera neotropicais
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
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• Processo FAPESP: 03/13985-3 - Robert Kanner Robbins | Smithsonian Institution - Estados Unidos
• Beneficiário: Marcelo Duarte da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisador Visitante - Internacional