Immature stages and natural history of the threatened butterfly <i>Actinote quadra</i><B> </B>(Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraeini).

Abstract

The early stages, food plant and behavior of Actinote quadra (Schaus, 1902), a threatened, high-elevation species from southeastern Brazil, are described from Campos do Jordão, São Paulo. Immature stage morphological characters are compared to those of other Actinote species. Os estágios imaturos, a planta hospedeira e o comportamento de Actinote quadra (Schaus, 1902), uma espécie ameaçada que ocorre nas montanhas altas do Sudeste do Brasil, foram descritos em Campos do Jordão, São Paulo. Os caracteres morfológicos dos imaturos foram comparados àqueles encontrados em outras espécies de Actinote.

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