Buchumschlag

Elbella luteizona (Mabille, 1877) (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) in Brazilian Cerrado : larval morphology, diet, and shelter architecture

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Lepesqueur, Cintia
Publikationsdatum: 2017
Weitere Verfasser: Neis, Marina, Silva, Neuza Aparecida Pereira, Pereira, Thayane, Rodrigues, Hanna Pâmella Araújo, Trindade, Tácito, Diniz, Ivone Rezende
Format: Article
Sprache: eng
Quelle: Repositório Institucional da UnB
Download full: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/30589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2017.08.004
Zusammenfassung: This study examined temporal variation in the abundance of immature stages of Elbella luteizona (Hesperiidae) and describes the morphology and behavior of the larvae on their host plants, Byrsonima coccolobifolia and Myrsine guianensis. Five hundred sixty-eight 10 m diameter plots were searched for caterpillars in the Brazilian Cerrado over a period of one year. We inspected 5968 host plants, and found 31 eggs and 262 larvae on 244 plants. Similar numbers of immatures were found in both species of host plants. The abundance of immature stages varied monthly and was significantly higher in the dry season on both host plants, which may be due to the low density of natural enemies during that time. E. luteizona is univoltine, and larvae present relatively little morphological variation. However, during development, substantial changes occur in the architecture of leaf shelters that caterpillars construct. In addition, E. luteizona larvae develop very slowly, taking more than 300 days to complete metamorphosis.

Ähnliche Einträge: Elbella luteizona (Mabille, 1877) (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) in Brazilian Cerrado : larval morphology, diet, and shelter architecture

Ähnliche Einträge