Zolessia felderi

(Apatelodidae)

Host plant: Various
Caterpillar Description
Determined by: Dyer /Gentry (fide ACG Database)

Life History Data
Rearing results & development time	As of 2006, N=177 rearings: 83 eclosed, 44 were parasitized, others died or escaped; Time as pupae: 17-21 days (N=5)
Host plants	Pteridophyta: Araceae: Philodendron sp. and other Araceae: Heliconiaceae: Heliconia sp. Palmae: Welfia georgii, Chamaedora tepejilote Asteraceae:Piptocarpha poeppigiana Bignoniaceae: Leguminosae-Mimosoideae: Pentaclethra macroloba Malphigiaceae: Stigmaphyllon lindinianum Melastomataceae Piperaceae: Piper sp., P. colonense,P. hispidum, P. auretum, ..P. peltata Rubiaceae: Neea psychotroides Solanaceae: Lycianthes synanthera Tiliaceae: Heliocarpus appendiculatus Urticaceae: Miriocarpa longipes Verbenaceae: Aegifila falcata Plus at least 12 other families
Parasitoids	Tachinidae: Masiphya sp. (N=1) maggot emerged from caterpillar and pupated away from it. Braconidae: Microgastrinae (N=16): Larvae emerged in groups of > 20 from the prepupal caterpillar after it had made its a cocoon from its own hairs. Adult braconids emerged 8 and 9 days after pupation (N=2).
Predators
Observations and Comments
Voucher location	University of Nevada Reno