Early Stages and Natural History of Mimoides pausanias prasinus and M. euryleon clusoculis (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Costa Rica.
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2013-01
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Abstract
An extensive search for larvae was carried out in the lowland Caribbean side of Costa Rica
in 2006 and 2007 to find valuable taxonomic information concerning Mimoides swallowtails.
Females of Mimoides pausanias prasinus were observed laying eggs on a tree of Annona
amazonica R. E. Fr. and Mimoides euryleon clusoculis on a tree of Rollinia pittieri Saff. The
live material was reared at the Insect Museum of the University of Costa Rica on their
respective host-plant. Both species share very similar color patterns on larvae and pupal
shape. M. pausanias lasted 48 days from egg oviposition to adult emerging while M.
euryleon lasted 51 days.
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Mullerian mimicry, batesian mimicry, taxonomy, M phaon, M microdamas, Annonaceae, Parides, Heliconius, Battus
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Murillo-Hiller Luis Ricardo. Early Stages and Natural History of Mimoides pausanias prasinus and M. euryleon clusoculis (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Costa Rica. Annual Review & Research in Biology. 2013 Jan-Mar; 3(1): 22-30.