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1 November 2011 Natural History of Eryphanis greeneyi (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and Its Enemies, with a Description of a New Species of Braconid Parasitoid and Notes on Its Tachinid Parasitoid
Harold F. Greeney, James B. Whitfield, John O. Stireman, Carla M. Penz, Lee A. Dyer
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Abstract

This study encompasses three trophic levels, including description and observations of a butterfly caterpillar, its host plant, and two parasitoids, one of which is described here as a new species. We describe the immature stages and larval and adult behaviors of the butterfly Eryphanis greeneyi Penz & DeVries, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the east Andean slopes of Ecuador. We identify Chusquea cf. scandens (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) as the larval food plant and review host associations in the genus Eryphanis and related taxa. We compare the morphology of E. greeneyi caterpillars to related taxa feeding on Chusquea and discuss the function of anal combs and associated frass throwing behavior. We describe a new species of braconid wasp Protapanteles eryphanidis sp. n. Whitfield and a tachinid fly, Winthemia sp. nr. analis, reared from field-collected larvae of E. greeneyi and evaluate their taxonomic position and association with E. greeneyi.

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Harold F. Greeney, James B. Whitfield, John O. Stireman, Carla M. Penz, and Lee A. Dyer "Natural History of Eryphanis greeneyi (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and Its Enemies, with a Description of a New Species of Braconid Parasitoid and Notes on Its Tachinid Parasitoid," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104(6), 1078-1090, (1 November 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN10064
Received: 14 April 2010; Accepted: 1 May 2011; Published: 1 November 2011
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KEYWORDS
Braconidae
Chusquea
cloud forest
Poaceae
Winthemia
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