title: Immature stages of the Neotropical butterfly, Dynamine agacles agacles.
abstract: The external morphology of the immature stages of Dynamine agacles agacles (Dalman, 1823) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) is described, including photos, drawings, and scanning electron micrographs. Data on the adult and larval behavior are given based on observations in the host plant Dalechampia triphylla Lam. (Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae). The results are compared and discussed with other described species of Biblidinae, allowing to make further observations on the natural history and evolution of Dynamine.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C. P.: 19020, 81531980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. madison.2@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Luis Anderson Ribeiro
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Mirna Martins
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Casagrande
authors.forename: Olaf Hermann Hendrik
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Mielke
authors.forename: André Victor Lucci
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002080:Butterflies / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure