Amastus reticulatus Toulgoet
Larval morphology and behavior:
Common name for caterpillar morphospecies:
“Chunky fuzzo”
Distribution:
Caterpillar was collected in Napo Province, Ecuador (Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies; Yanayacu road).
Foodplant Associations:
One caterpillar of this species has been reared at Yanayacu Biological Station (Napo, Ecuador) on Dendrophorbium lloense (Asteraceae).
YBS voucher #20718. Reared adult specimen deposited @ AMNH.