Table 1 325 adults of the Urbanus bernikerni complex reared from wild-caught caterpillars in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, caterpillar food plants and ecosystems, as of 31 Dec 2011
Food plant | Urbanus signestami | Urbanus bernikerni | Urbanus ehakernae |
|---|---|---|---|
Asteraceae | |||
Asteraceae 1454 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Baltimora recta | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Calea urticifolia | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Clibadium leiocarpum | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Clibadium pittieri | 18 | 4 | 8 |
Clibadium surinamensis | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Lasianthaea fruticosa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lepidaploa tortuosa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Melanthera nivea | 75 | 43 | 3 |
Otopappus verbesinoides | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Salmea scandens | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Verbesina ovatifolia | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Viguiera dentata | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Zexmenia virgulta | 75 | 23 | 19 |
Ecosystem | dry forest and rain forest | dry forest and rain forest | rain forest |