New records of larval hostplants for ithomiinae butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Felipe A. P. L. Costa

Revista Brasileira de Biologia · 1999 · 10 citations · 8 references

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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.

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