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Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
Phoenicoprocta capistrata (Fabricius 1775) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is an arctiid moth reported for the Caribbean and Brazil, whose immature stages and life cycle are unknown. In this study, and for the first time, a host plant is registered and the immature stages and the captivity life cycle are d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3061579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20345309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.008.0501 |
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author | Rodríguez-Loeches, Laura Barro, Alejandro |
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description | Phoenicoprocta capistrata (Fabricius 1775) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is an arctiid moth reported for the Caribbean and Brazil, whose immature stages and life cycle are unknown. In this study, and for the first time, a host plant is registered and the immature stages and the captivity life cycle are described using a Cuban population. Larvae feed on fowlsfoot, Serjania diversifolia (Jacq.) Radlk (Sapindales: Sapindaceae). One complete cohort was obtained from December of 2004 to February of 2005 and about 57 days lapsed from oviposition to adult emergence. The egg is light green-yellowish and semi-spherical. Most larvae developed through 6 or 7 instars, although there were individuals with 8 instars. The last instar has a cephalic capsule width of 2.04 ± 0.06 mm (n = 29) irrespective of the number of instars. The cephalic capsule growth curves of the larvae with 6 and 7 instars have different slopes, but both follow a geometric pattern consistent with the Dyar's rule. In each larval molt the setae types and the larvae coloration change. Adult females have two color morphs, one orange-reddish and the other blue. Female descendants of blue and red females differ in the proportion of color morphs, which could indicate the existence of a female-limited polymorphism phenomenon in this species. |
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spelling | pubmed-30615792011-07-21 Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata Rodríguez-Loeches, Laura Barro, Alejandro J Insect Sci Article Phoenicoprocta capistrata (Fabricius 1775) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) is an arctiid moth reported for the Caribbean and Brazil, whose immature stages and life cycle are unknown. In this study, and for the first time, a host plant is registered and the immature stages and the captivity life cycle are described using a Cuban population. Larvae feed on fowlsfoot, Serjania diversifolia (Jacq.) Radlk (Sapindales: Sapindaceae). One complete cohort was obtained from December of 2004 to February of 2005 and about 57 days lapsed from oviposition to adult emergence. The egg is light green-yellowish and semi-spherical. Most larvae developed through 6 or 7 instars, although there were individuals with 8 instars. The last instar has a cephalic capsule width of 2.04 ± 0.06 mm (n = 29) irrespective of the number of instars. The cephalic capsule growth curves of the larvae with 6 and 7 instars have different slopes, but both follow a geometric pattern consistent with the Dyar's rule. In each larval molt the setae types and the larvae coloration change. Adult females have two color morphs, one orange-reddish and the other blue. Female descendants of blue and red females differ in the proportion of color morphs, which could indicate the existence of a female-limited polymorphism phenomenon in this species. University of Wisconsin Library 2008-01-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3061579/ /pubmed/20345309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.008.0501 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Article Rodríguez-Loeches, Laura Barro, Alejandro Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata |
title | Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
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title_full | Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
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title_fullStr | Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
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title_full_unstemmed | Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
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title_short | Life Cycle and Immature Stages of the Arctiid Moth, Phoenicoprocta capistrata
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title_sort | life cycle and immature stages of the arctiid moth, phoenicoprocta capistrata |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3061579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20345309 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.008.0501 |
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