External Morphology and Ultra-Structure of Eggs and First Instar ofPrepona Laertes Laertes(Hübner, [1811]), with Notes on Host Plant use and Taxonomy | Zendy

Fernando Maia Silva Dias | Zendy; Mirna Martins Casagrande | Zendy; Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke | Zendy

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External Morphology and Ultra-Structure of Eggs and First Instar ofPrepona Laertes Laertes(Hübner, [1811]), with Notes on Host Plant use and Taxonomy

Author(s) -

Fernando Maia Silva Dias,

Mirna Martins Casagrande,

Olaf Hermann Hendrik Mielke

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of insect science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1536-2442

DOI - 10.1673/031.011.10001

Subject(s) - biology , chaetotaxy , viral tegument , seta , instar , taxonomy (biology) , lepidoptera genitalia , botany , morphology (biology) , zoology , anatomy , larva , genus , virology

The external morphology and the tegument ultra-structure of Prepona laertes laertes (Hübner, [1811]) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Charaxinae) eggs and first instar larvae feeding on Inga spp. (Fabaceae) in a forest fragment in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, are described. Descriptions of the morphology with illustrations are presented, based upon observations through scanning electron microscopy and stereoscopic and optic microscopes attached to a camera lucida. Descriptions and illustrations of the head capsule, chaetotaxy, tegument, and setae are presented. The taxonomy, morphological characters, and host plant use of Prepona laertes immature stages are discussed.

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