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External morphology of the immatures of Caligo teucer (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)

This paper describes the immatures of Caligo teucer teucer (Linnaeus,1758), from material reared in northeast Brazil. The larva feed on leaves of Musa spp. (Musaceae), Heliconia bihai (Heliconiaceae), Canna indica (Cannaceae) and Alpinia purpurata (Zingiberaceae).

Brassolinae; host plant; Neotropical


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