Amastus coccinator Schaus
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Casi disco ball Rosado”
“Disco ball”
“Negro brochas”
“Negro cepillo canas blancas”
“Negro de helecho”
“Pecoso con brochas”
Distribution:
Caterpillars were collected in Napo Province, Ecuador (Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies: at various sites).
Foodplant Associations:
Caterpillars of this species have been reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Napo, Ecuador) on the following plants:
Erato polymnioides, Dendrophorbium lloense (Asteraceae)
Canna sp (Cannaceae)
Dennstaedtia cornuta (Dennstaedtiaceae)
Psammisia sodiroi, Psammisia sp (Ericaceae)
Erythrina edulis, Erythrina smithiana (Fabaceae)
Miconia sp (Melastomataceae)
Rubus sp (Rosaceae)
Reared YBS vouchers #: 3920, 24849, 28882, 30773, 35395, 35474, 36078, 36136, 38524, 41719, 43549, 53082
All reared adult specimens @ AMNH