Eueides tales
Margarita Beltrán
Characteristics
Early stages: Eggs cream and approximately 1.1 x 0.8 mm (h x w). Females usually place eggs singly under leaves of the host plant. Mature larvae have a white body with black spots, with orange head and anal cap; length is around 4 cm. Caterpillars are gregarious in small groups (Brown, 1981).
Geographical distribution
Eueides tales is distributed in Colombia and the Amazon. The map below shows an approximate representation of the geographic distribution of this species. The original data used to draw these maps are derived from Brown (1979) which is available at Keith S. Brown Jr. (1979). Ecological Geography and Evolution in Neotropical Forests.
Distribution of Eueides tales. © 2002 Margarita Beltran.
Habits
E. tales occurs from sea level to 1,200 m in tall forests. Females mate multiply. Adults roost in loose groups at night at 2-10 m above ground, under leaves (Brown, 1981).
References
Brown K. S. 1979. Ecologia Geográfica e Evolução nas Florestas Neotropicais. 2 vols. (Tese apresentada à Universidade Estadual de Campinas como parte das exigências de um Concurso de Livre Docência, area de Ecologia). Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Brown K. S. 1981 The Biology of Heliconius and Related Genera. Annual Review of Entomology 26, 427-456.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Eueides tales michaeli |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
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| Scientific Name | Eueides tales michaeli |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| View | ventral |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
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| Scientific Name | Eueides tales michaeli |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
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| Scientific Name | Eueides tales michaeli |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| View | ventral |
| Collection | Gerardo Lamas |
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- First online 18 February 2007
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