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Dione moneta Huebner 1825

Margarita Beltrán
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Containing group: Dione

Introduction

Etymology: MNEMOSYNE in Greek or MONETA in Latin was the goddess of memory and remembrance and the inventress of language and words. Mother of the Muses.

Characteristics

Early stages:  Eggs are white and approximately 1.1 x 0.8 mm (h x w). Females usually place 1 to 20 eggs under leaves of the host plant.  Mature larvae have a black body with yellow to green stripes and white spots, with black scoli and black and white head; length is around 1.2 cm. Caterpillars are gregarious (Brown, 1981).

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Last instar of larva of Dione monetaPupa of Dione moneta

Last instar larva and pupa of Dione moneta. Mexico City, Mexico. Images © Maria Franco

Habits

Dione moneta occurs in scrub and fields. Usually individuals fly rapidly. Females mate multiply, and adults roost at night in loose groups, lower than 2 m above ground on grass blades and leaves (Brown, 1981).

Hostplant: Dione moneta is polyphagous, and larvae feed primarily on plants from the subgenera Granadilla and Plectostemma (Passifloraceae) (Brown, 1981). In Costa Rica D. moneta larvae feed on Passiflora adenopoda, P. capsularis, Tetrastylis lobata (Passifloraceae) (DeVries, 1997).

References

Brown K. S. 1981 The Biology of Heliconius and Related Genera. Annual Review of Entomology 26, 427-456.

DeVries P. J. 1997 The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History, Volume I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae Princeton University Press, Baskerville, USA.

Mnemosyne. Theoi Greek Mythology. http://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisMnemosyne.html [Accessed 26 August 2008]

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Scientific Name Dione moneta
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Scientific Name Dione moneta
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