The egg, fifth instar larva and pupa of Charidotis gemellata are described and illustrated. The examined material was collected in Centro Politécnico Campus of the Universidade Federal do Paraná in Curitiba/PR, Brazil, where adults of Charidotis gemellata were found on the leaves of Pithecoctenium crucigerum Gentry L. (Bignoniaceae). This is the first record of a host plant for C. gemellata and also the first record for the Paraná state (Brazil).
Cassidini; larva; morphology; Pithecoctenium crucigerum; pupa
