Aspects of the biology and morphology of Dirphia dolosa Bouvier, 1929 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae)

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  • Alexandre Specht Embrapa, Laboratório de Entomologia
  • Edegar Fronza Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Instituto de Biotecnologia
  • Evandro Emanoel Colombi Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Instituto de Biotecnologia
  • Aline Carraro Formentini Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Instituto de Biotecnologia
  • Elio Corseuil Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Laboratório de Entomologia

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Atlantic Forest, biodiversity conservation, development, Myrsinaceae

Abstract

Dirphia dolosa Bouvier, 1929 is an endemic moth from southern Brazil, with available information restricted to occurrence data, natural host plant and adult morphology. This study describes bionomic peculiarities of this species, obtained from observations of larval aggregations in the field and in the laboratory. Data on all developmental stages are presented and compared with those of other Hemileucinae. D. dolosa present a facultative pupal diapause and may have two generations per year under the climatic conditions of the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

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2012-12-01

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Specht, A., Fronza, E., Colombi, E. E., Formentini, A. C., & Corseuil, E. (2012). Aspects of the biology and morphology of Dirphia dolosa Bouvier, 1929 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae). Biota Neotropica, 12(4). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1020

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