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Tortyra cuprinela

 (Choreutidae)

Host plant: Brosimum lactescens (Moraceae)

 

Caterpillar Description

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Determined by: G. Gentry

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

 Mean duration 3rd instar to pupa, 8 days; mean duration as pupa, 7 days; N = 1

Host plants

 Moraceae: Brosimum lactescens

Parasitoids

 

Predators

 

Observations and comments

 Larvae pupate as a group in a folded leaf filled with copious amounts of silk.

Voucher location

  Tulane University