Immature stages of the Neotropical cracker butterfly, Hamadryas epinome

Luis Anderson Ribeiro Leitea*, Fernando Maia Silva Diasb, Eduardo Carneiroc, Mirna Martins Casagranded and Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielkee

a-e Departamento de Zoologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Paraná; C. P.: 19020; 81531- 980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Abstract

The external morphology of the immature stages of Hamadryas epinome (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae : Biblidinae) is described, including drawings, photos and scanning electron micrographs.

Resumo

A morfologia externa dos estágios imaturos de Hamadryas epinome (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) é descrita, incluindo desenhos, fotos e microscopia eletrônica de varredura.

Keywords: bionomy, chaetotaxy, life cycle, Papilionoidea

Correspondence: a madison.2@ig.com.br, b fernandomsdias@yahoo.com.br, c carneiroeduardo@hotmail.com, d mibras@ufpr.br, e omhesp@ufpr.br, *Corresponding author

Editor: Carla Penz was Editor of this paper.

Received: 28 June 2011 | Accepted: 11 October 2011 | Published: 4 July 2012

ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 12, Number 74

Leite LAR, Dias FMS, Carnerio E, Casagrande MM, Mielke OHH. 2012. Immature stages of the Neotropical cracker butterfly, Hamadryas epinome. Journal of Insect Science 12:74 available online: insectscience.org/12.74


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