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Figs. 1 and 2 in Sudden appearance and population outbreak of Eunica monima (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

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  • 1. USDA, APHIS, WS, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA; E-mail:aaron.b.shiels@aphis.usda.gov (A. B. S.)
  • 2. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; E-mail: whaines@hawaii.edu (W. P. H.)
  • 3. Island Conservation, Santa Cruz, CA. 95060, USA; E-mail: kirsty.swinnerton@gmail.com (K. J. S.), cielo.figuerola@islandconservation.org (C. F.-H.), david.will@islandconservation.org (D. W.)
  • 4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Cabo Rojo, PR 00622, USA; E-mail: susan_silander@fws.gov (S. S.)
  • 5. Texas Technical University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; E-mail: yamet.colegial@gmail.com (J. G. G.-C.)
  • 6. Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, Arboretum Parque Doña Inés, San Juan, PR 00926, USA; E-mail: ctorres@flmm.org (C. W. T.-S.)

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Figs. 1 and 2. Eunica monima outbreak on Bursera simaruba trees on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, Apr 2016, following island-wide invasive rat removal. Note that the level of damage from herbivory by larvae has lef the majority of the tree canopy branches leafless (both photos). Photos by Aaron B. Shiels, 8–10 Apr 2016. Figs. 3–6. Eunica monima adults collected during their outbreak (Apr 2016) in a Bursera simaruba dominated forest on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, following island-wide invasive rat removal. 3. Adult and abundant empty chrysalises on the trunk of B. simaruba. 4. Adult feeding on juices from fruit of Sideroxylon obova- tum Lamarck (Sapotaceae) (photos by Juan G. García-Cancel, 14–16 Apr 2016). 5 and 6. Voucher specimen (dorsal and ventral aspects) collected from Desecheo and genetically analyzed to confirm species identification (specimen was unfortunately rubbed and tattered when received). Collection data: USA, Puerto Rico, Desecheo Island, 18.385437°N, 67.480044°W, 8 Apr 2016; collector: A. B. Shiels (photos by William P. Haines).

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Published as part of Shiels, Aaron B., Haines, William P., Swinnerton, Kirsty J., Silander, Susan, Figuerola-Hernández, Cielo, Will, David, García-Cancel, Juan G. & Torres-Santana, Christian W., 2017, Florida Entomologist 100 (1) on page 176, DOI: 10.1653/024.100.0127, http://zenodo.org/record/12814900

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