Life histories of Neotropical butterflies from Trinidad 1. <i>Pierella hyalinus fusimaculata </i>(Lepidoptera: Satyridae).
Authors
F. C. Urich
T. C. Emmel
Keywords:
Caligo, Gramineae, grasses, Heliconiaceae, immature stages, life history, Marantaceae, Nymphalidae
Abstract
The life history of Pierella hyalinus fusimaculata (Brown) (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) is described from material reared in captivity on grasses in eastern Trinidad. The complete life cycle takes 84 days (8 days in the egg stage, 60 days in four larval instars, and 16 days as a pupa).
