Larva and hostplant of the Brazilian Cerrado Moth, <i>Aucula munroei</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Agarastinae).

Authors

  • H. C. Morais
  • I. R. Diniz

Keywords:

biology, Brazil, cerrado, Dilleniaceae, ecology, Ecuador, hostplant, immature stages, larva, Neotropical, Panama, South America, Vitaceae

Abstract

The caterpillar of Aucula munroei Todd & Poole is reported and figured in color for the first time. Caterpillars were found in cerrado areas (savanna-like vegetation) only on the hostplant, Davilla elliptica (Dilleniaceae). They were reared in the laboratory to maturity.

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Published

2000-11-01