Bodner, F.; Brehm, G.; Homeier, J.; Strutzenberger, P. & Fiedler, K. (2009): <b>Caterpillars and host plant records for 59 species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) from a montane rainforest in southern Ecuador</b>. <i>Journal of Insect Science</i> <b>10</b>, E-Journal, no pages.
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Caterpillars and host plant records for 59 species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) from a montane rainforest in southern Ecuador
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691
Publication Date:
2009-09-10
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Florian Bodner
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florian.bodner <at> gmx.net
1030 Wien
Austria
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jhomeie <at> gwdg.de
Faculty of Resource Management
University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HAWK)
37077 Göttingen
Germany
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Patrick Strutzenberger
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webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.com
Individual:
Konrad Fiedler
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konrad.fiedler <at> univie.ac.at
University of Vienna
Faculty of Life Sciences
Department of Tropical Ecology & Animal Biodiversity
Rennweg 14
A-1030 Vienna, AUSTRIA
1030 Vienna
Austria
Abstract:
During four months of field surveys at the Reserva Biológica San Francisco in the south Ecuadorian Andes, caterpillars of 59 Geometridae species were collected in a montane rainforest between 1800 and 2800m altitude and reared to adults. The resulting data on host plant affiliations of these species was collated. The preimaginal stages of 58 and adult stages of all 59 species are depicted in colour plates. Observations on morphology and behaviour are briefly described. Five species, documented for the first time in the study area by means of larval collections, had not been previously collected by intensive light-trap surveys. Together with published literature records, life-history data covers 8.6% of the 1271 geometrid species observed so far in the study area. For 50 species these are the first records of their early stages, and for another 7 the data significantly extend known host plant ranges. Most larvae were collected on shrubs or trees, but more unusual host plant affiliations, such as ferns (6 geometrid species) and lichens (3 geometrid species), were also recorded. Thirty-four percent of the caterpillars were infested by wasp or tachinid parasitoids.
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Journal:
Journal of Insect Science
Volume:
10
Page Range:
E-Journal, no pages
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University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
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Individual:
Konrad Fiedler
Contact:
email:
konrad.fiedler <at> univie.ac.at
University of Vienna
Faculty of Life Sciences
Department of Tropical Ecology & Animal Biodiversity
Rennweg 14
A-1030 Vienna, AUSTRIA
1030 Vienna
Austria
