| Autor: |
André V. L. Freitas, Luísa L. Mota, Eduardo P. Barbosa, Junia Y. O. Carreira |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Zoologia (Curitiba), Vol 36, Iss , Pp 1-7 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1984-4689 |
| DOI: |
10.3897/zoologia.36.e32053 |
| Popis: |
The present paper describes the immature stages of the Neotropical satyrine butterfly Euptychia mollina (Hübner, [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. |
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