Larvas de Siderone marthesia nemesis (Illiger) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) em cerrado de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Morais, H.C.; Diniz, I.R.; Silva, J.R.

doi:10.1590/S0101-81751996000200007

Resumo

Caterpillars of Siderone marthesia nemesis (Illiger, 1802) (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) have been found on Casearia sylvestris Sw. (Flacourtiaceae), during the second half of the rainy season in an area of cerrado near Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. They occurred at very low density and are cryptic at all instars. The pupal stage does not occur on the host plant. Average duration of the pupa under laboratory conditions is 14.4 days.

Charaxinae; Siderone; hostplant; crypsis

Larvas de Siderone marthesia nemesis (Illiger) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) em cerrado de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Caterpillars of Siderose marthesia nemesis (Illiger) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) in cerrado near Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

H.C. Morais^I; I.R. Diniz^II; J.R. Silva^II

^IDepartamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasília. 70910-900 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

^IIDepartamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasília. 70910-900 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Caterpillars of Siderone marthesia nemesis (Illiger, 1802) (Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) have been found on Casearia sylvestris Sw. (Flacourtiaceae), during the second half of the rainy season in an area of cerrado near Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. They occurred at very low density and are cryptic at all instars. The pupal stage does not occur on the host plant. Average duration of the pupa under laboratory conditions is 14.4 days.

Key words: Charaxinae, Siderone, hostplant, crypsis

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AGRADECIMENTOS. A C.E.G. Pinheiro pela identificação do lepidóptero, S. Scherrer por informações sobre as larvas em 1995, I. Andrade e V.O. Becker por informações bibliográficas, F.G. Menezes pelas fotografias e a dois revisores anônimos pelos comentários enriquecedores no primeiro manuscrito. J.R. Silva recebeu bolsa do CNPq (Proc. nº 501025/92-8).

Recebido em 05.XI.1995; aceito em 30.VIII.1996.

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Andrade, I.; I.R. Diniz & H.C. Morais 1995. A lagarta de Cerconota achatina (Oecophoridae, Stenomatinae): biologia e ocorrência em plantas hospedeiras do gênero Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae). Revta bras. Zool. 12 (4):735-741.
Benson, W.W.; K.S. Brown & L.E. Gilbert. 1976. Coevolution of plants and herbivores: passion flower butterflies. Evolution 29:659-680.
Bentley, B.L. & W.W. Benson. 1988. The influence of ant foraging patterns on the behavior of herbivores, p.297-306. In: J.C. Trager (Ed.). Advances in myrmecology. New York, E.J. Brill, 601p.
Casagrande, M.M. & O.H.H. Mielke. 1985. Estágios imaturos de Agrias claudina claudianus Staudinger (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae). Revta bras. Ent. 29:139-142.
deVries, P.J. 1985. Hostplant records and natural history notes on Costa Rican butterflies (Papilionidae, Pieridae & Nymphalidae). J. Res. Lepid. 24 (4):290-333.
______. 1987. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history - Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 327p.
Diniz, I.R. & H.C. Morais. 1995. Larvas de Lepidopterae suas plantas hospedeiras em um cerrado de Brasília, DF, Brasil. Revta bras. Ent. 39 (4):755-770.
Freitas, A.V.L. & P.S. Oliveira. 1992. Biology and behavior of the neotropical butterfly Eunica bechina (Nymphalidae) with special reference to larval defense against ant predation. J. Res. Lepid. 31 (1-2):1-11.
Friedlander, T.P. 1985. The biology and morphology of the immature stages of Asterocampa idyja argus (Bates) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). J. Res. Lepid. 24 (3):209-225.
Furtado, E. 1984. Contribuição ao conhecimento dos Lepidoptera brasileiros. - I. Biologia de Agrias amydon ferdinandi Fruhstorfer (Nymphalidae, Charaxinea). Revta bras. Ent. 28 (3):289-294.
Heinrich, G.H. 1979. Foraging strategies of caterpillars: leaf damage and possible predator avoidance strategies. Oecologia 42:325-337.
______. 1993. How avian predators constrain Caterpillar foraging, p.224-247. In: N.E. Stamp & T.M. Casey (Eds). Caterpillars - ecological and evolutionary constraints on foraging. New York, Chapman & Hall, 587p.
Muyshondt, A. 1976. Notes on the life cycle and natural history of butterflies of El Salvador. VII. Archaeoprepona antimache gulina, Siderone marthesia, Zaretis callidryas and Consul electra (Nymphalidae). J. Lepid. Soc. 30 (3):159-168.
Oliveira, P.S. & A.V.L. Freitas. 1991. Hostplant record for Eunica bechina magnipunctata (Nymphalidae) and observation on oviposition sites and immature biology. J. Res. Lepid. 30 (1-2):140-141.
Pinheiro, C.E.G & J.V.C. Ortiz. 1992. Communities of fruit-feeding butterflies along a vegetation gradient in central Brazil. J. Biogeogr. 19:505-511.
Price, P.W.; I.R. Diniz; H.C. Morais & E.S.A. Marques. 1995. The abundance of insect herbivore species in the tropics: the high local richness of rare species. Biotropica 27 (4):468-478.
Real, R.G.; R. Ianazzi; A.C. Kamil & B. Heinrich. 1984. Discrimination and generalization of leaf damage by blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata). Anim. Learn. Behav. 12:202-208.

Datas de Publicação

Publicação nesta coleção
14 Jul 2009
Data do Fascículo
1996

Histórico

Aceito
30 Ago 1996
Recebido
05 Nov 1995

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[1] Andrade, I.; I.R. Diniz & H.C. Morais 1995. A lagarta de Cerconota achatina (Oecophoridae, Stenomatinae): biologia e ocorrência em plantas hospedeiras do gênero Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae). Revta bras. Zool. 12 (4):735-741.

[2] Benson, W.W.; K.S. Brown & L.E. Gilbert. 1976. Coevolution of plants and herbivores: passion flower butterflies. Evolution 29:659-680.

[3] Bentley, B.L. & W.W. Benson. 1988. The influence of ant foraging patterns on the behavior of herbivores, p.297-306. In: J.C. Trager (Ed.). Advances in myrmecology. New York, E.J. Brill, 601p.

[4] Casagrande, M.M. & O.H.H. Mielke. 1985. Estágios imaturos de Agrias claudina claudianus Staudinger (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae). Revta bras. Ent. 29:139-142.

[5] deVries, P.J. 1985. Hostplant records and natural history notes on Costa Rican butterflies (Papilionidae, Pieridae & Nymphalidae). J. Res. Lepid. 24 (4):290-333.

[6] ______. 1987. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history - Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 327p.

[7] Diniz, I.R. & H.C. Morais. 1995. Larvas de Lepidopterae suas plantas hospedeiras em um cerrado de Brasília, DF, Brasil. Revta bras. Ent. 39 (4):755-770.

[8] Freitas, A.V.L. & P.S. Oliveira. 1992. Biology and behavior of the neotropical butterfly Eunica bechina (Nymphalidae) with special reference to larval defense against ant predation. J. Res. Lepid. 31 (1-2):1-11.

[9] Friedlander, T.P. 1985. The biology and morphology of the immature stages of Asterocampa idyja argus (Bates) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). J. Res. Lepid. 24 (3):209-225.

[10] Furtado, E. 1984. Contribuição ao conhecimento dos Lepidoptera brasileiros. - I. Biologia de Agrias amydon ferdinandi Fruhstorfer (Nymphalidae, Charaxinea). Revta bras. Ent. 28 (3):289-294.

[11] Heinrich, G.H. 1979. Foraging strategies of caterpillars: leaf damage and possible predator avoidance strategies. Oecologia 42:325-337.

[12] ______. 1993. How avian predators constrain Caterpillar foraging, p.224-247. In: N.E. Stamp & T.M. Casey (Eds). Caterpillars - ecological and evolutionary constraints on foraging. New York, Chapman & Hall, 587p.

[13] Muyshondt, A. 1976. Notes on the life cycle and natural history of butterflies of El Salvador. VII. Archaeoprepona antimache gulina, Siderone marthesia, Zaretis callidryas and Consul electra (Nymphalidae). J. Lepid. Soc. 30 (3):159-168.

[14] Oliveira, P.S. & A.V.L. Freitas. 1991. Hostplant record for Eunica bechina magnipunctata (Nymphalidae) and observation on oviposition sites and immature biology. J. Res. Lepid. 30 (1-2):140-141.

[15] Pinheiro, C.E.G & J.V.C. Ortiz. 1992. Communities of fruit-feeding butterflies along a vegetation gradient in central Brazil. J. Biogeogr. 19:505-511.

[16] Price, P.W.; I.R. Diniz; H.C. Morais & E.S.A. Marques. 1995. The abundance of insect herbivore species in the tropics: the high local richness of rare species. Biotropica 27 (4):468-478.

[17] Real, R.G.; R. Ianazzi; A.C. Kamil & B. Heinrich. 1984. Discrimination and generalization of leaf damage by blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata). Anim. Learn. Behav. 12:202-208.

Larvas de Siderone marthesia nemesis (Illiger) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) em cerrado de Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Caterpillars of Siderose marthesia nemesis (Illiger) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) in cerrado near Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

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