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Monza punctata subsp. punctata Aurivillius 1910

Description

Monza punctata punctata Aurivillius, 1910 (Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania)

Two early instar caterpillars are shown as Figure 46.1–2; they have black heads, pronotum and pair of spots on the anal plate; body dull translucent green with a dorsal line of the same colour defined by a somewhat diffuse subdorsal line. The final instar caterpillar (Figure 46.3–7) is quite variable: the head may be light brown in colour, with a white line down the centre of the face, the posterior margin narrowly dark, and less extensive dark markings on the face (Figure 46.3–5), or it may be browner with heavier dark brown markings (Figure 46.6–7). The body is dull whitish green with a slightly darker dorsal line, heavy yellowish folding of the cuticle in the posterior half of each segment, pale brown spiracles, and variably a pair of black markings on the anal plate (Figure 46.6). The pupa (Figure 46.8–9) resembles those of the other Monza spp.

Notes

Published as part of Cock, Matthew J. W. & Congdon, T. Colin E., 2014, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 7. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: grass and bamboo feeders, pp. 301-354 in Zootaxa 3872 (4) on page 348, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3872.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/251860

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Aurivillius
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hesperiidae
Genus
Monza
Species
punctata
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Monza punctata subsp. punctata Aurivillius, 1910 sec. Cock & Congdon, 2014

References

  • Aurivillius, C. (1910) Lepidoptera. Wissenchaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedische Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den Umbebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905 - 1906 unter Leitung von Prof. Dr. Yngve Sjostedt, 2 (9), 1 - 56, 2 plates. Available from: http: // www. biodiversitylibrary. org / pdf 3 / 006399500017061. pdf (accessed 9 September 2014)