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Immature Stages of Six Species of Adelpha Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae) from Southern Brazil Coastal Forests

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Six species of Adelpha Hübner from Balneário Barra do Sul (Santa Catarina) and Morretes (Paraná) were collected as eggs or larvae and reared in captivity, aiming to provide descriptions and photography of the immature stages and imagoes. The species studied were Adelpha radiata radiata Fruhstorfer; Adelpha serpa serpa (Boisduval); Adelpha plesaure plesaure Hübner; Adelpha thesprotia (C. Felder & R. Felder); Adelpha lycorias lycorias (Godart); and Adelpha capucinus velia (C. Felder & R. Felder). Two new records of host plants were provided, Tapirira guianensis Aubl. for A. radiata radiata and Heteropterys for A. capucinus velia. This study provides a summary of host plants and the seasonality of occurrence of immature stages of these species. Data were organized in photographic plates that could be useful for the identification process.

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The authors would like to thank Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the financial support granted to FMSD, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the financial support granted to OHHM and MMC, and Fundação Araucária—Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Paraná, for the scholar assistantships provided to EP and PO.

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  1. Univ Estadual do Paraná, Campus Paranaguá, Rua Comendador Correia Junior 117, Centro, Paranaguá, PR,, ZIP Code 83203-560, Brasil

    J F Oliveira-Neto, E L Pawoski & P Oliveira

  2. Lab de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Depto de Zoologia, Univ Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil

    F M S Dias, M M Casagrande & O H H Mielke

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Oliveira-Neto, J.F., Dias, F.M.S., Pawoski, E.L. et al. Immature Stages of Six Species of Adelpha Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae) from Southern Brazil Coastal Forests. Neotrop Entomol 45, 524–536 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-016-0405-y

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