| Appendix 1. Twenty-five Examples of Larva/Adult Resemblances A yellow and black outline highlights the resemblance in the “Resemblance Outlined ” column. The “Adult Caption” column notes the resemblance. The “Larva Caption” column provides available instar and foodplant information. |
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| # | Adult Resemblance Outlined |
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| Papilionidae (3) | ||||||||
1 |
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Heraclides anchisiades idaeus Ruby-spotted Swallowtail |
The pink and black dorsal hindwing larval band resembles early instar larvae, which are gregarious. |
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The instar is not noted on the photograph. Later instars are darker. | |||
2 |
♀ |
Papilio glaucous |
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This example is from our text. The lower end of the pale blue green dorsal hindwing larval band has an orange spot that resembles the partially ever-ted orange osmiteria that lar- vae display defensively. When alive, forewings cover the upper hindwing orange spot and complete the larval resemblance. | © Michael Singer | This photo is from a study of herbivore diet breadth vs. bird predation. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-07-eaters-eaten.html#j. The instar is not noted on the photograph. |
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3 |
♀ |
Parides photinus Pink-spotted Cattleheart |
This example is from our text. The pink marks on the ventral hindwing larval band and white marks on the wing edge resemble, to a degree, the pink and white larval spines. | ![]() © 2009 Luc Legal, Jerome Labre & Oscar Dorado |
The foodplant is Aristolochia splendens. The instar is not noted on the photograph. | |||
| Pieridae (1) | ||||||||
4 |
♀ |
Anthocharis sara thoosa Sara Orangetip |
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The pale orange “tip” of the dorsal forewing and the black mark on the discal cell edge seems to parallel pairing of the orange larva and its black eyes. | © 2010 Jim P. Brock |
First instar is orange with a few bristles. | ||
| Lycaenidae (4) | ||||||||
5 |
♂ | Theritas mavors Deep-green Hairstreak |
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There is a fairly strong resemblance between the color and shape of the larva and the ventral hindwing “larval band.” | © 2010 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 04-SRNP-41639, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
Last Instar. The food-plant is Conostegia xalapensis. | ||
6 |
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Callophrys mcfarlandi Sandia Hairstreak |
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The pale yellowish-greenish ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles a larva. | © 2010 Jim P. Brock |
The instar is not noted on the photograph. Coloration might be influenced by camera and available light (note the black background). | ||
7 |
♀ |
Euphilotes ellisii ellisii Ellis' Blue |
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The orange-pink ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles the larva, but some photos the larvae are very pale. | © 2011 Nicky Davis |
The larva is on Eriogonum corymbosum. The instar is not noted on the photograph. | ||
8 |
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Euphilotes spaldingi spaldingi Spalding's Blue Euphilo |
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The orange ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles, to a degree, prediapause a 4th instar larva. | © 2008 Todd Stout |
The 4th instar, prediapause larva is pale orangish-pinkish-reddish with darker marks. | ||
| Riodinidae (5) | ||||||||
9 |
♂ | Euselasia pellonia pellonia Red-rimmed Euselasia |
The aposematic orange-red ventral hindwing “larval band” with black spots and white marks resembles, to a degree, a black-spotted, greenish-orange larva. | © 2010D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 04-SRNP-2598, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
This instar is greenish-orange with black spots and pale bristles. The foodplant is Vochysia guatemalensis. | |||
10 |
♂ | Hades noctula White-rayed Metalmark |
The outer half of the black and white “ray” patterned ventral hindwing resembles, to a degree, a last instar larva. This pattern seems consistent with Nijout’s “intervenous stripe system”. | © 2010 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 01-SRNP-2576, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
The last instar has long bristles and black/whitish-greenish “rays”. The foodplant is Tapirira mexicana. | |||
11 |
♂ | Esthemopsis pherephatte pherephatte Godart's Metalmark |
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The aposematic yellow patch on the blackish blue ventral forewing resembles a last instar larva, minus the black dots. | © 2010 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 01-SRNP-2685, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
Last instar larvae are yellow with black bris- tles (that look like dots from above) and long pale bristles along the edge. The foodplant is Trichospermum grewiifolium. | ||
12 |
♂ | Pirascca tyriotes Golden-banded Metalmark |
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The aposematic orange patch on the black dorsal hindwing resembles a penultimate instar larva. | © 2011 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 08-SRNP-72573, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
The penultimate instar is orange with long pale bristles along the edge. The foodplant is Miconia argentea. | ||
13 |
♂ | Emesis mandana Variable emesis |
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This example is from our text. The resemblance is seen along both dorsal wing margins. | ![]() © Daniel Janzen and W. Hallwachs, voucher code 05-SRNP-63174, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
Penultimate instar is greenish orange with irritating bristles growing from short black spines that resemble the black dots on the wing margins. The foodplant is Croton yucatanensis. | ||
| Nymphalidae (9) | ||||||||
14 |
♀ |
Agraulis vanillae incarnata Gulf Fritillary |
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The orange and dark brown dorsal hindwing “larval band” resembles, to a degree, a last instar larva. | © 2010 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs voucher code 00-SRNP-16240, http:// janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/ database.lasso |
The last instar of this orange and black larva has long black spines with black bristles. The foodplant is Passiflora foetida. | ||
15 |
Dione juno huascuma Juno Longwing |
The orange and black dorsal hindwing “larval band” resembles, to a degree, a last instar larva. This is more evident in some photographs than in others. | © 2011 Kenji Nishida |
The last instar is orange and purplish-brown with black spines and bristles. The larva is on Passiflora edulis. | ||||
16 |
♀ |
Heliconius sara theudela Sara Longwing |
The brown ventral hindwing has red dots near the body. The dark segmentation lines on the white “larval band” resembles, to a degree, the segmentation pattern and might even call to mind the long black spines of a third instar larva. | © 2011 Rudy Dodero |
Third instar larvae are whitish with black spines. | |||
17 |
Adelpha tracta Tracta Sister |
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The rusty pinkish-mauve patterned ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles a penultimate instar larva. | © 2010 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs |
The penultimate instar matches the adult relatively well. The foodplant is Viburnum venustum. | |||
18 |
♀ |
Hamadryas guatemalena marmarice Guatamalan Cracker |
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The black and white patterned ventral hindwing margin is probably aposematic and, to a degree, resembles the larva. | © 2010 Jim P. Brock |
This white, black and yellow -- and presuma-bly aposematic -- larva has black spines and black bristles. The instar is not noted on the photograph. It was photographed on Dalechampia. | ||
19 |
♀ |
Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady |
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The complex beige, bright and pale orange, pale blue, black, light and dark brown pattern on the ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles, to a degree, the complex pattern of the larva. | ![]() © 2009 Jim P. Brock |
The instar of this bright and pale orange and black larva with grey bristles is not noted on the photograph. | ||
20 |
♀ |
Chlosyne fulvia coronado Fulvia Checkerspot |
The dark brown, orange, pale orange, and white dorsal hindwing “larval band” resembles the larva. | ![]() © 2009 Kim Davis and Mike Stangeland |
This blackish-brown, pale orange and white larva has black-spines and black-bristles. The instar is not noted on the photograph. | |||
21 |
♂ | Poladryas minuta minuta Dotted Checkerspot |
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The basically orange ventral hindwing “larval band” has some dark dots and resembles the black-dotted, black-spined larva. | © 2011 Jim P. Brock |
The instar is not noted on the photograph. | ||
22 |
♂ | Calisto muripetens Muripetens Calisto |
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Except for the rust-ringed false eye, the pale brown ventral hindwing “larval band” with black, cream, and beige marks resemble, to a degree, the brown-patterned larva. | © 2014 Rayner Nuñez |
The instar is not noted on the photograph. | ||
| Hesperiidae (3) | ||||||||
23 |
♀ |
Aguna asander asander Gold-spotted Aguna |
The light mauve, rust, white, cream and beige ventral hindwing “larval band” is bordered on one end by a rust-colored triangle and resembles, to a degree, a last instar larva. | © 2011 D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs |
The last instar larva has rust-colored eyes and a cream-colored body. It was photographed on Bauhinia ungulata. | |||
24 |
♂ | Zestusa dorus Short-tailed Skipper (Northern Zestusa) |
The light grey and creamy-grey ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles a penultimate instar larva. | © 2010 Jim P. Brock |
The penultimate instar is creamy-grey with pale yellow stripes. A greenish cast—the color of the leaf--seems to show through the skin. | |||
25 |
♂ | Eantis papinianus Cuban Sicklewing |
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The whitish pale bluish ventral hindwing “larval band” resembles the fifth instar larva. | © 2010 Andrei Sourakov |
The fifth instar has a pale bluish-green cast showing through the skin. The pale yellow stripes and cream-colored head seem similar to the pale patch on the ventral hindwing. First instar larvae have a dark head. Larva photographed on Citrus. | ||