Actinote guatemalena 

Nymphalidae (Acraeinae)

Host plant:Mikania sp.
 

Collection Site: Costa Rica, Saripiqui province.
La Selva Biological Station,10 ° 25' N, 84 ° 05'W.

 

Additonal photos:

Determined by: Dyer/Gentry

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

Mean duration 3rd instar to pupa, 6 days;
mean duration as pupa, 8.8 days; N = 10

Host plants

Compositae: Mikania vitifolia

Parasitoids

 Tachinidae (3 groups): Lespesia sp.

Predators

 

Observations and comments

Adults lay large (>20) groups of eggs on the undersides of host leaves. Larvae fed in groups. 

Voucher location

University of Nevada Reno (UNR)