New records of larval hostplants for ithomiinae butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Seventeen new records of larval hostplants are given for Ithomiinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in southeastern Minas Gerais, and one in Brasília, DF. At the present state of knowledge, generalizations about larval feeding habits of these insects may be premature.

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Main Author: COSTA,F. A. P. L.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 1999
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71081999000300010
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Summary:Seventeen new records of larval hostplants are given for Ithomiinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in southeastern Minas Gerais, and one in Brasília, DF. At the present state of knowledge, generalizations about larval feeding habits of these insects may be premature.