Turn around noctuid

(Noctuidae)

Host plant: Trichilia sp.
(Meliaceae)

 

 

Caterpillar Description

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LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

 As of May 2003, N=5.

Host plants

 Meliaceae: Trichilia sp.

Parasitoids

 

Predators

 

Observations and comments

 Larvae live on the tops of the leaves of the host plant. They hide under a fairly large and dense web that they spin along the midvein of the leaf (see above). When disturbed they flip themselves around in the web so that they are facing the other direction.

Voucher location

 Tulane University