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Zoology • Rev. Bras. Biol. 59 (3) • Aug 1999 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-71081999000300010   copy

New records of larval hostplants for ithomiinae butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Novos registros de plantas hospedeiras das larvas de borboletas Ithomiinae (Nymphalidae)

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Seventeen new records of larval hostplants are given for Ithomiinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in southeastern Minas Gerais, and one in Brasília, DF. At the present state of knowledge, generalizations about larval feeding habits of these insects may be premature.

butterflies; hostplants; Ithomiinae; Minas Gerais State; Solanum

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