Publication
8. Immature stages of Ebusus ebusus ebusus (Cramer, 1780) in the Peruvian Amazon (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Authors: Ccahuana, R.; Tejeira, R.; Hurtado, T.; Nakahara, S.; Rodríguez-Melgarejo, M.; Gott, R.; See, J. & Gallice, G.
Journal: Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 31(2), 90–95.
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Highlights
Abstract
Introduction / Material & Methods
We here report for the first time the complete immature life cycle of a Neotropical skipper butterfly, Ebusus ebusus ebusus (Cramer, 1780), with a report of a new natural hostplant based on a single individual reared at Finca Las Piedras (Madre de Dios, Peru).
Results
An egg obtained in nature passed through four larval instars and reached the adult stage, feeding on a palm species identified as Mauritia flexuosa L.f. (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). We provide images of each life stage including illustrations of head capsules and larval shelter structures, as well as information on the duration of the stages.