Description of the Pupa and Redescription of the Imagines of Geyeria decussata and their Association with Bromeliads in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)


Autoria(s): Albertoni, Fabiano F.; Moraes, Simeao S.; Steiner, Josefina; Zillikens, Anne
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

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05/11/2013

05/11/2013

2012

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ALBERTONI F F [Fed Univ, Florianopolis, Brazil], MORAES S S [Mus Zool USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil], STEINER J [Fed Univ. Florianopolis, Brazil] & ZILLIKENS A [Univ Tubingen, Germany]: Description of the Pupa and Redescription of the Imagines of Geyeria decussata and their Association with Bromeliads in Southern Brazil (Lepidoptera: Castniidae). - Entomol Gener 34 (1-2): 061-074: Stuttgart 2012-09. - [Article] Bromeliads can serve as a resource for numerous arthropods, especially insects. Caterpillars of the moth Geyeria decussata (Godart 1824) were recorded in the leaf rosettes of the bromeliads Wittrockia superba, Vriesea philippocoburgii and Aechmea nudicaulis. The larvae were feeding on the leaf bases, eventually killing the plants. In addition to life history data a description of the pupa and a re-description of the imagines are provided here. These findings constitute new records of larval hosts for this species and confirm a close association of castniid moths and bromeliads.

BMBF [01LB0205A1]

BMBF

CNPq [690143/01-0]

CNPq

Fapesp [2006/05365-3]

FAPESP

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ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS, STUTTGART, v. 34, n. 41306, supl. 2, Part 2, pp. 61-74, SEP 13, 2012

0171-8177

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/41821

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E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGS

STUTTGART

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ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALIS

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Palavras-Chave #GEYERIA DECUSSATA (GODART 1824) #ATLANTIC FOREST #BROMELIADS #FLOWER VISITOR #HERBIVORY #PUPAL DESCRIPTION #LYCAENIDAE #HERBIVORY #FOREST #ENTOMOLOGY
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