Luis Anderson Ribeiro Leite, Mirna Martins Casagrande, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke, André Victor Lucci Freitas
Journal of Insect Science 12 (37), 1-12, (1 March 2012) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.3701
KEYWORDS: bionomy, chaetotaxy, life cycle, Papilionoidea
The external morphology of the immature stages of Dynamine agacles agacles (Dalman, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) is described, including photos, drawings, and scanning electron micrographs. Data on the adult and larval behavior are given based on observations in the host plant Dalechampia triphylla Lam. (Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae). The results are compared and discussed with other described species of Biblidinae, allowing to make further observations on the natural history and evolution of Dynamine.