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Lion's mane arctiid

 (Arctiidae)

Host plant:

Castilla elastica

 

Caterpillar Description
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Determined by:

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

N=25 (from 4 groups of larvae); 15 parasitized (2 groups), 4 eclosed (2 groups), 6 died (all of 1 group) 

Host plants

  Moraceae: Castilla elastica

Parasitoids

Tachinidae (14, both groups): Tachinids emerged from the prepupal host inside its pupal chamber.
Braconidae (1): Braconid emerged from pupal chamber of host

Predators

 

Observations and comments

Larvae feed in a group through later instars, they bite when disturbed. 

Voucher location

 Arthropods of La Selva Project, WCCTR