Procitheronia larva
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Updated as per personal communication with Larry Valentine (Minas Gerais, Brazil), April 2008
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Procitheronia larva
Procitheronia ?? larva,
Serra da Mantiqueira, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
April 3, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Procitheronia ?? larva,
Serra da Mantiqueira, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
April 3, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
I think the larva depicted above is either Procitheronia principalis
or Procitheronia purpurea, probably third instar.
Larry found two additional, more advanced larvae on the same plant on
April 4. I think this larva is in fifth instar, and I expect it
to darken, especially dorsally, as it readies for pupation.
It is starting to look more and more like Procitheronia purpurea,
but I suspect P. principalis would be quite similar.
Procitheronia ??, fifth instar ?? larva,
Serra da Mantiqueira, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
April 4, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
Procitheronia ??, fifth instar ?? larva,
Serra da Mantiqueira, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
April 4, 2008, courtesy of Larry Valentine.
If you know species, please contact
Bill Oehlke.
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