External morphology of the immature stages of neotropical heliconians : VIII. Philaethria wernickei (Röber) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae)

Abstract

Morfologia externa dos estágios imaturos de heliconíneos neotropicais: VIII. Philaethria wernickei (Röber) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). As estruturas externas do ovo, larva e pupa de Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) são descritas e ilustradas, baseadas em microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura.

External morphology of the immature stages of Neotropical heliconians: VIII. Philaethria wernickei (Röber) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). The external features of egg, larva, and pupa of Philaethria wernickei (Röber, 1906) are described and illustrated, based upon light and scanning electron microscopy.