Immature Stages and Life Cycle of the Wasp Moth, Cosmosoma auge (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) under Laboratory Conditions
Joint Authors
León-Finalé, Gunnary
Barro, Alejandro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cosmosoma auge (Linnaeus 1767) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is a Neotropical arctiid moth common in Cuban mountainous areas; however, its life cycle remains unknown.
In this work, C.
auge life cycle is described for the first time; also, immature stages are described using a Cuban population.
Larvae were obtained from gravid wild females caught in Viñales National Park and were fed with fresh leaves of its host plant, the climbing hempweed Mikania micrantha Kunth (Asterales: Asteraceae), which is a new host plant record.
Eggs are hemispherical and hatching occurred five days after laying.
Larval period had six instars and lasted between 20 and 22 days.
First and last larval stages are easily distinguishable from others.
First stage has body covered by chalazae and last stage has body covered by verrucae as other stages but has a tuft on each side of A1 and A7.
Eggs and larvae features agree with Arctiinae pattern.
Pupal stage lasted eight days, and, in general, females emerge before males as a result of pupal stage duration differences between sexes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
León-Finalé, Gunnary& Barro, Alejandro. 2014. Immature Stages and Life Cycle of the Wasp Moth, Cosmosoma auge (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) under Laboratory Conditions. Psyche،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047327
Modern Language Association (MLA)
León-Finalé, Gunnary& Barro, Alejandro. Immature Stages and Life Cycle of the Wasp Moth, Cosmosoma auge (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) under Laboratory Conditions. Psyche No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047327
American Medical Association (AMA)
León-Finalé, Gunnary& Barro, Alejandro. Immature Stages and Life Cycle of the Wasp Moth, Cosmosoma auge (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) under Laboratory Conditions. Psyche. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047327
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1047327