First host plant record for Teriocolias zelia andina Forbes (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and evidence for local specialization.
The shrub Senna birostris var. arequipensis (Fabaceae) is recorded as the first host plant for the little known butterfly Teriocolias zelia andina Forbes (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in the occidental slopes of the Andes, northernmost Chile. Observations on egg-laying and larva-feeding behavior suggest that this butterfly is host specific.
Depto de Recursos Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Univ de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. havargas@uta.cl
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D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male