Oviposition of Minstrellus grandis (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) in a harmful ant-plant symbiosi
Acta amaz
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50(3): 256-259, jul. - set. 2020.
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ABSTRACT
The oviposition behavior of the rare butterfly Minstrellus grandis (Callaghan, 1999) (Lepidoptera Riodinidae) is recorded for the first time. Two females laid eggs on the old leaves of an unidentified Triplaris sp. (Polygonaceae), a myrmecophytic plant typically known as 'Triplaria' or 'novice' tree, inhabited by aggressive 'taxi' ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex sp. (Hymenoptera Formicidae). These observations suggest that M. grandis caterpillars live associated with one of the most harmful types of Amazon ant-plant symbiosis. (AU)
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Main subject:
Ants
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Symbiosis
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Butterflies
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Amazonian Ecosystem
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Carnivory
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta amaz
Journal subject:
Science
Year:
2020
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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