Cyanopepla bertha Druce
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Single spot Piper geo”
“Blue racer”
“Fantasma blanco”
“Fantasma Chusquea”
“Arctiid blanco chusquea”
Distribution:
Caterpillars were collected in Napo Province, Ecuador (Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies: various sites).
Foodplant Associations:
Caterpillars of this species have been reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Napo, Ecuador) on Chusquea scandens (Poaceae) and on Piper sp (Piperaceae).
YBS vouchers #:
455,15521,16226,17024,26138,26438,26494,36128,40589,41518,41520,41522,51537,52996,54640,57027
All adult specimens deposited @ AMNH.