Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anteos
Species: A. clorinde
Binomial name: Anteos clorinde (Godart, [1824])
Habitat:
Canopy, forest edge, along rivers and streams, sometimes you can find the male feeding on wet soil and sand.
Life cycle:
Eggs: white to yellow, variables, lonely places.
Larvae: There may be three types: they are completely yellow and eat flowers and flower buds, green and feed on green leaves, reddish and feed on leaves and new growth. All have a green head capsule with short hairs.
Pupa: green, elongated, with dorsal keel arched each side of the abdomen a white line.
Feeding:
Adults visit flowers of Centropogon granulosus. This plant grows on the edges of the trails and roads patchy, is frequently observed A. Clorinda feeding on nectar in the flowers remaining.
Relationships:
Host plant: Senna papillosa (Caesalpinaceae)
For more INFO: (Anteos clorinde)
Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
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Exposure Time: 1/807
F-Stop: f/3.2
ISO Speed Ratings: 80
Focal Length: 8200/1000 mm
Date Taken: 2010-05-15 10:44
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