Melinodes glomeraria Dognin

 Geometridae: Ennominae

Host plant:

Rubus sp. (Rosaceae)

 

 

 

Female (dorsal)

 

Female (ventral)

Determined by: J.S. Miller UNR/AMNH

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

Yanayacu rearing voucher Nos. 519 (July 2004), 603 (July 2004), 14984 (May 2006), 24940 (Aug 2007), 30561 (Apr 2008), 35704 (Sept 2008).

Host plants

Rubus sp. (Rosaceae), Nectandra cissiflora (Lauraceae), Baccharis latifolia (Asteraceae), Miconia dielsii (Melastomataceae).

Parasitoids

Predators

Observations and Comments

Collected at Macucoloma, Sierra azul, Yanayacu forest, and along Yanayacu road. Of the six rearings to date, three have been on Rubus, while the other host plants have yielded single records.

Voucher location

Smithsonian Institution