| Autoplusia egena (Guenée) is a moth distributed throughout the Western hemisphere. The larvae have already been found feeding on several different plant families, including important crops such soybeans and beans. To contribute to the knowledge of its biology in laboratory conditions, and considering the duration and the morphometry of each development stage, a laboratorial rearing was accomplished at 25 ± 1°C, 70 ± 10% RH and 14h photophase. The larvae were fed with black bean leaves and the adults were fed with a honey solution at 10%. The results, expressed by the mean (± SE), for the periods of each stage were: egg 3.0 ± 0.00 d; larva 15.7 ± 1.25 d; pre-pupa 1.9 ± 0.05 d; pupa 8.8 ± 0.09 d and adult: longevity 12.1 ± 0.95 d, pre-oviposition 5.4 ± 0.50... |
