Diptilon chrysocraspis Hampson
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Arctiid linea marron chusquea”
“Café chusquea”
“LIKE sunset rockstar”
“Linea marron en la espalda chusquea”
“Sunset rock star”
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 Psammisia ferruginea (Ericaceae).
YBS voucher #:
2252,16905,17890,2776429808,34509,40018,40608,42161,44021,44811,45300,45727,46645,48598,50182,50226,50252,50265,52106,53897,54177,54484,55435,64806
N=26 rearings as of 2012, 22 eclosed, 1 was parasitized and 2 died
Most adult specimens deposited @ AMNH.