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2019 , Vol. 44 >Issue 4: 316 - 324

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201930

Original Paper

Description of the immature stages of a rare Andean paramo butterfly Lymanopoda caracara Pyrcz, Willmott & J. Hall, 1999 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

  • Pablo Padrón ,
  • Pierre Boyer ,
  • Ariana Vélez ,
  • Tomasz Pyrcz
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  • 1Laboratorio de Entomología de la Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, 01.01.981, Ecuador, E-mail: sebastianpadronm@yahoo.com 2McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA 37, Lotissement l’Horizon, 13610 Le Puy Sainte Re?parade, France 4Entomology Department, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Krako?w, Poland 5Nature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Krako?w, Poland

Online published: 2019-10-24

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The work was funding by the research program of the Universidad del Azuay 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and by the NCN grant Harmonia-10 2018/30/M/NZ8/00293

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Abstract

Immature stages of Lymanopoda caracara Pyrcz, Willmott & Hall, an endemic butterfly from the paramo life zone in the Andes of Ecuador, are described and compared with those of L. schmidti Adams from Colombia. Larval morphology is illustrated for four instars. Drawings of head chaetotaxy and setal maps are provided for the first time for the genus. The host plant is identified as a dwarf bamboo Chusquea villosa (Clark) (Poaceae). Striking individual variation among adults of L. caracara is discussed.

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Pablo Padrón , Pierre Boyer , Ariana Vélez , Tomasz Pyrcz . Description of the immature stages of a rare Andean paramo butterfly Lymanopoda caracara Pyrcz, Willmott & J. Hall, 1999 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2019 , 44(4) : 316 -324 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201930

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