Caligo memnon 

Nymphalidae (Brassolinae)

Host plant: Heliconia imbricata

 

Collection Site: Costa Rica, Saripiqui province.
La Selva Biological Station,10 ° 25' N, 84 ° 05'W.
Additional photos:
Determined by: Dyer/Gentry (fide DeVries 1987)

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

 Mean duration 3rd instar to pupa, 12 days; mean duration as pupa, 19.3 days; N = 11  

Host plants

 Heliconiaceae: Heliconia imbricata,
Musaceae: Musa sp.

Parasitoids

 Braconidae, Tachinidae

Predators

 

Observations and comments

 

Voucher location

 University of Nevada Reno (UNR)