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Groovy notodontid

(Notodontidae)

Host plant: Paullinia serjaniaefolia

 

Caterpillar Description
Adult Images

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LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

 As of Oct. 2001, N=3: 2 eclosed. 1 died

Host plants

 Sapindaceae: Paullinia serjaniaefolia

Parasitoids

 

Predators

 

Observations and comments

 Early instars feed on leaf tips and hide on a frass chain there when not feeding. Middle instars (which are between 1 and 2 cm long) have large false eyspots on the 8th-10th abdominal segments which are also enlarged so that the caterpillar has a bulbous end.

Voucher location

 Tulane University