Caterpillars of the
World - Peru
Unidentified species
( unidentified species )
Family -
NYMPHALIDAE
subfamily - DANAINAE
?
Tribe - ITHOMIINAE ?
subtribe - MECHANITINI ?
unidentified species, ref
026, Mariposa, Satipo, Peru
Introduction
In
excess of 100 larvae of the illustrated species were found feeding
on a young sapling growing in mid-elevation cloudforest near
Satipo, Peru. All were fully grown, or nearly so, and many were in
the process of wandering down the tree trunk in search of pupation
sites.
Habitats
This
species was found in transitional rainforest / cloudforest
habitat, at an altitude of 600m.
Lifecycle
The
pupa shown below was one of many found on the walls of a nearby
farm building. Others were clustered together in groups of a dozen
or so, hanging from concrete structures. None of the larvae
pupated on the tree. The pupae were
suspended by the cremaster without the support of a silken girdle
which indicates that the species is a member of the Nymphalidae.
unidentified species, ref
026, Mariposa, Satipo, Peru
Adult
To
be completed.
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