Caterpillars of Eumaeus childrenae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) feeding on two species of cycads (Zamiaceae) in the Huasteca region, Mexico

 

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Tekijät: Contreras-Medina, Raúl, Ruiz-Jiménez, Carlos A, Luna Vega, Isolda
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2003
Kuvaus:There are few genera of butterflies that feed on cycads. Among them the genus Eumaeus (Lycaenidae) presents aposematic coloration in all its life stages. In this work we report for the first time the herbivory of young leaflets of Ceratozamia mexicana and Zamia fischeri (Zamiaceae) by caterpillars of E. childrenae in their natural habitat in the Huasteca region, Mexico.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/15653
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15653
Sanahaku:ceratozamia mexicana
cloud forest
eumaeus childrenae
herbivory
Mexico
zamia fischeri