Chlosyne lacinia 

Nymphalidae (Melitaeinae)

Host plant: Clibadium sp.

 

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

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Determined by: G.Gentry

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development times

As of January 2010 N=20 adults from 1 group.

Host plants

Asteraceae: Clibadium pittierii, Clibadium guianensis

Parasitoids

 

Predators

Vespid wasps

Observations and comments

Larvae feed in groups. Larvae dropped from host plant to avoid a vespid wasp which followed individual larvae to the ground. The wasp attacked one larva but not another.

Voucher location

University of Nevada Reno (UNR)