Opharus procroides Walker
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Fuzzle”
”Montura oxidada"
Distribution:
Caterpillars were collected in Napo Province, Ecuador (Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies: Yanayacu road, Richmanyacu, Macucoloma, Guacamayos, Sendero Rio Perdido).
Foodplant Associations:
Caterpillars of this species have been reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Napo, Ecuador) on the following plants:
Erythrina smithiana (Fabaceae)
Burmeistera sp (Campanulaceae)
Dendrophorbium lloense (Asteraceae)
Erythrina edulis (Fabaceae)
Parasitoid Associations:
Encyrtidae
YBS vouchers #1486,2432,39534,39603,51857
4 adults eclosed and all are deposited @ AMNH. #1486 was parasitized (Encyrtidae).