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Abstract

The biology and the external morphology of immature stages of Diaethria candrena candrena (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) are described. Immature D. c. candrena found on Allophylus spp. (Sapindaceae) were collected in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and reared in the laboratory. Morphological descriptions and illustrations are given, based on observations using electronic, stereoscopic, and optic microscopes, the latter two attached to camera lucida. Results are compared and discussed with immature stages of other species of Biblidinae described to date.

Resumo

Descreve-se a biologia e a morfologia externa dos estágios imaturos de Diaethria candrena candrena (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) coletados em espécies de Allophylus (Sapindaceae) em Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Características morfológicas são descritas e ilustradas, como resultado de observações em microscópios eletrônico, estereoscópico e ótico, os dois últimos acoplados à câmara clara. Resultados são comparados e discutidos com estágios imaturos de outras espécies de Biblidinae já descritos. Keywords:

Keywords: Callicorini, chaetotaxy, life–cycle, Sapindaceae, Serjania

Correspondence: ^a fernandomsdias@yahoo.com.br, ^b carneiroeduardo@hotmail.com, ^c mibras@ufpr.br, ^d omhesp@ufpr.br, *Corresponding author

Received: 16 February 2011 | Accepted: 3 October 2011 | Published: 25 January 2012

Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.  

ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 12, Number 9

Dias FMS, Carneiro E, Casagrande MM, Mielke OHH. 2012. Biology and external morphology of immature stages of the butterfly, Diaethria candrena candrena. Journal of Insect Science 12:9 available online: insectscience.org/12.9