Early stages of Caligo illioneus and C. idomeneus (Nymphalidae, Brassolinae) from Panama, with remarks on larval food plants for the subfamily

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 142-152

  Penz, Carla M ^a,b   Aiello, Annette ^c   Srygley, Robert B ^c,d  

^a MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central America; Host records; Larval food plants; Monocotyledonous plants

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; FOOD PREFERENCE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; ONTOGENY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

CALIGO IDOMENEUS; CALIGO ILLIONEUS; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0033939482     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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