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Diniz,Ivone R; Lepesqueur,Cintia; Milhomen,Michelle S; Bandeira,Fabiana C. S; Morais,Helena C. |
Eloria subapicalis (Walker, 1855) is a rare species (61 individuals in four years of samplings) of Noctuidae (Lymantriinae) with a specific diet consisting of leaves of Erythroxylum P. Browne (Erytroxylaceae) species in Brasilia's cerrado. Generally, the rarity of a caterpillar species may have many explanations such as a generalist diet, being restricted to a host plant that is scarce in the area, or occurring in a limited geographical area. However, all the above explanations do not apply to E. subapicalis because it shows specificity of diet, uses a common host plant in the cerrado areas, and has a large geographical distribution. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Abundance; Diet specificity; Folivorous caterpillar; Host plants; Moths. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000100009 |
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