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

 

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Auteurs: Contreras-Medina, Raúl, Ruiz-Jiménez, Carlos A, Luna Vega, Isolda
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2003
Omschrijving: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.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/15653
Online toegang:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15653
Keyword:ceratozamia mexicana
cloud forest
eumaeus childrenae
herbivory
Mexico
zamia fischeri