Elysius ochrota Hampson
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Arctiid cuerpo amarillo con puntos negros y cabeza naranja”
“Arctiid cuerpo amarillo con puntos negros y cabeza negra”
“Fuzzy Café”
“Geometrid piernas thoracicas largas con cola mancha blanca en la espalda”
“Lemon Bandit”
“Ojos grandes brochas negras”
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 Chusquea scandens (Poaceae) and on Rubus sp (Rosaceae).
N= 45 rearings as of 2012: 27 eclosed, 5 were parasitized and 13 died.
Reared YBS vouchers #:
7667,7697,10127,18341,18342,21153,37794,38505,38794,38795,38796,38809,38810,38836,9845,42236,45853,45854,46207,46212,46213,46244,47127,47131,47132,47133,47134,47135,47136,47137,47138,47139,47140,47141,47142,47860,48279,48280,48721,49176,49794,49795,49796,49810,54904
Most adult reared specimens are deposited @ AMNH.