Elysius nr ochrota Hampson
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Pelon con antenas”
Distribution:
Caterpillars were collected in Napo Province, Ecuador (Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies: Plot 409).
Foodplant Associations:
Caterpillars of this species have been reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Napo, Ecuador) on Alchornea grandis (Euphorbiaceae) and on one unidentified species of Solanaceae
YBS vouchers # 524 and 35888. Both adult specimens @ AMNH.