Mevania nr basalis Walker

 Arctiidae

Host plant:

Chusquea scandens (Poaceae)
 

 

Caterpillar Description
 

 

 

Determined by: S. Rab Green

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

Time as pupa: 21-28 days, N=20 individuals in 3 groups.

Host plants

Poaceae: Chusquea scandens

Parasitoids

Ichneumonidae N=1

Predators

Observations and Comments

Caterpillars are gregarious through all instars

Voucher location

American Museum of Natural History Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales, UNR

 

 

 

 

 

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