2019/06/04 by André Victor Lucci Freitas, Luísa L. Mota, Eduardo P. Barbosa +1 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Plant and animal studies #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Biology #Nymphalidae #Larva #Selaginella #Instar #Amazon rainforest #Pupa #Lycaenidae #Lepidoptera genitalia #Botany #Butterfly #Ecology #Zoology
paper · doi:10.3897/zoologia.36.e32053
openalex publication_date 2019/06/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03
The present paper describes the immature stages of the Neotropical satyrine butterfly Euptychiamollina (Hübner, [1813]) from the Brazilian Amazon Forest. Eggs were laid singly on the under surface of the fronds of its host plant, Selaginella sp. (Bryophyta: Selaginellaceae). Larvae are solitary in all instars, presenting a color pattern and shape that make them cryptic on its host plant. The pupa is short, smooth and varies from rusty brown to green. Despite the lack of a close phylogenetic relationship, larvae of Euptychia are very similar to those of the paleotropical satyrines Ragadia and Acrophtalmia , suggesting that camouflage is likely to be one of the factors explaining the similarities among them.