Title:	Biological aspects of periga circumstans Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) with larvae reared on khaki and mate-plant leaves.
Authors:	SPECHT, A. LORINI, L. M. FRONZA, E. POLETTO, G.
Affiliation:	ALEXANDRE SPECHT, CPAC UNIVERSIDADE DE PASSO FUNDO UNIVERSIDADE DE CAXIAS DO SUL UNIVERSIDADE DE CAXIAS DO SUL.
Date Issued:	2011
Citation:	Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 71, n. 4, p. 1015-1022, 2011.
Description:	Abstract: The goal of the present study was to investigate biological aspects of Periga circumstans Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) whose larvae were fed on leaves of khaki-plant (Diospyros khaki Linnaeus - Ebenaceae) and Mate-plant (Ilex paraguariensis Saint Hilaire - Aquifoliaceae) leaves. The biological parameters were obtained from specimens kept under controlled conditions: temperature of 25 ± 1 °C, relative humidity of 70 ± 10%, and photoperiod of 12 hours. For each developmental stage, morphological and ethological parameters are described. The larvae passed through six instars with a growth average rate of 1.4 for each instar. The host plants influenced significantly only the total duration of the larval phase, which was prolonged for larvae fed on khaki-plant leaves. Several aspects related to the morphology and the ethology of P. circumstans are similar to those described for Lonomia obliqua Walker, 1855.
Thesagro:	Ciclo de Vida Larva Morfologia Animal Caqui Diospyros Kaki
NAL Thesaurus:	Lepidoptera Larvae Life cycle (organisms) Persimmons Insect morphology
Keywords:	Periga circumstans
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842011000500022
Notes:	Título em português: Aspectos biológicos de Periga circumstans Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) com larvas criadas em folhas de caquizeiro e erva-mate.
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAC)