Orden Lepidoptera
Familia Nympahlidae
Adulto
10-06-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
29-04-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
03-06-17 © Pablo Serur
19-03-16 © Sergio Cusano
08-06-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Chrysalis
03-06-17 © Pablo Serur
Caterpillar
Host plants: Desert hackberry Celtis ehrenbergiana, Iguana hackberry Celtis iguanae
17-05-17 © Ricardo Palonsky
A close-up of the proboscis. The two tubes are placed in such a way that they form a feeding canal through which nectar is lapped up. When not feeding the proboscis is curled up.
Difference between female laurentia emperor and syma sister
Differences between syma sister and laurentia emperor
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