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Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O psiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Neotrop Entomol. 2016 Feb; 45(1):13-21.NE

Abstract

The genus Opsiphanes Doubleday occurs in the Neotropics. Adults belong to the guild of frugivorous butterflies and use as host plants some genera of Arecaceae and Musaceae. The present study provides information on the biology and describes the external morphology of immatures of the species Opsiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger obtained from females collected in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. The development of immatures was monitored and photographed in the laboratory. The larvae were fed with leaves of Dypsis lutescens (Arecaceae), an ornamental plant. The egg stage lasted, on average, 7.2 days. The larval stage had five instars, with an average duration of 48.5 days. The pupal stage lasted 16.5 days. The average growth rate of the head capsule was 1.5 mm.

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Neves DA
Lab de Sistemática e Conservação de Insetos, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, CCAAB, Univ Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Rua Rui Barbosa, 710, Centro, 44380-000, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brasil. zanneneves@hotmail.com.
Paluch M
Lab de Sistemática e Conservação de Insetos, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, CCAAB, Univ Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Rua Rui Barbosa, 710, Centro, 44380-000, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brasil.

MeSH

AnimalsBrazilButterfliesFemaleLarvaPupa

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26341197

Citation

Neves, D A., and M Paluch. "Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O Psiphanes Quiteria Meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)." Neotropical Entomology, vol. 45, no. 1, 2016, pp. 13-21.
Neves DA, Paluch M. Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O psiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Neotrop Entomol. 2016;45(1):13-21.
Neves, D. A., & Paluch, M. (2016). Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O psiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Neotropical Entomology, 45(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-015-0323-4
Neves DA, Paluch M. Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O Psiphanes Quiteria Meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Neotrop Entomol. 2016;45(1):13-21. PubMed PMID: 26341197.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Biology and External Morphology of Immatures of O psiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). AU - Neves,D A, AU - Paluch,M, Y1 - 2015/09/04/ PY - 2015/05/04/received PY - 2015/07/23/accepted PY - 2015/9/6/entrez PY - 2015/9/6/pubmed PY - 2017/9/25/medline KW - Atlantic forest KW - butterfly KW - chaetotaxy KW - ontogeny SP - 13 EP - 21 JF - Neotropical entomology JO - Neotrop Entomol VL - 45 IS - 1 N2 - The genus Opsiphanes Doubleday occurs in the Neotropics. Adults belong to the guild of frugivorous butterflies and use as host plants some genera of Arecaceae and Musaceae. The present study provides information on the biology and describes the external morphology of immatures of the species Opsiphanes quiteria meridionalis Staudinger obtained from females collected in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. The development of immatures was monitored and photographed in the laboratory. The larvae were fed with leaves of Dypsis lutescens (Arecaceae), an ornamental plant. The egg stage lasted, on average, 7.2 days. The larval stage had five instars, with an average duration of 48.5 days. The pupal stage lasted 16.5 days. The average growth rate of the head capsule was 1.5 mm. SN - 1678-8052 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26341197/Biology_and_External_Morphology_of_Immatures_of_O_psiphanes_quiteria_meridionalis_Staudinger__Lepidoptera:_Nymphalidae__ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -