We describe the immature stages Pedaliodes poesia Hewitson, 1862 from northeastern Ecuador. Chusquea scandens (Poaceae, Bambusoidea) is the larval food plant. Eggs are laid singly or in pairs on the bottom side of host plant leaves. The duration of the egg, larval, and pupal stages, combined, is 99–107 days.
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1 June 2009
The Early Stages of Pedaliodes poesia () in Eastern Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Pronophilina)
Harold F. Greeney,
Tomasz W. Pyrcz,
Philip J. DeVries,
Lee A. Dyer
Andes
bamboo
Chusquea
cloud forest
larva
Poaceae
pupa