The larva and the food plant of Dirphia sombrero Le Cerf, 1934 (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae, Hemileucinae)

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https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.783

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Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Hemileucinae, Dirphia, caterpillar, food plant, Neotropical

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The last instar larva of Diphia sombrero Le Cerf, 1934, an endemic species to the southern Brazil Atlantic Forest, is described and illustrated, and its food plant is recorded.

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Le Cerf, E. (1934). Deux Saturnoides nouveaux du Museum de Genève. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 41, 263-266. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.146003 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.146003

Lemaire, C. (2002). Hemileucinae. The Saturniidae of America (Vols. 1-3). Goecke & Evers.

Zikán, J. E. (1927). Biologie der Heliconisa-Arten (Lep. Saturnid.). Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 1927, 58-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnd.48019270106 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnd.192719270106

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2023-12-30

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Becker, V. O., & Almeida, A. C. (2023). The larva and the food plant of Dirphia sombrero Le Cerf, 1934 (Lepidoptera: Saturnidae, Hemileucinae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(204), 605–608. https://doi.org/10.57065/shilap.783

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