Temenis laothoe (Cramer, 1777)

Common Name:
Orange Banner

Synonyms:

Papilio laothoe (Cramer, 1777)

Natural History:

Temenis laothoe occurs throughout the year, but is not abundant.  At central Amazonia this species is only collected in traps placed in the canopy of forests. In southeastern Brazil, using the same methodology,  T. laothoe can be collected in the canopy and in the understory (Silva et al. 2010)

About 7 subspecies are recorded in the Neotropics (Lamas, 2004). A wide variety of shapes and colors are showed by this species.

Distribution:
Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guyane française; Honduras; México; Paraguay

Feeding Adult:

Adults feed on rotten fruits

Feeding Caterpillars:

According Beccaloni et al. (2008) are recorded as host-plants:

Malpighiaceae: Stigmaphyllon sp.

Sapindaceae: Allophylus edulis, Cardiospermum sp., Cardiospermum grandiflorum, Cardiospermum halicacabum, Paullinia sp., Paullinia costaricensis, Paullinia cururu, Paullinia fuscescens, Paullinia pinnata, Paullinia rugosa, Paullinia seminuda, Serjania sp. Serjania  atrolineata, Serjania meridionalis, Serjania mexicana, Serjania multiflora, Serjania paucidentata, Serjania schiedeana, Urvillea sp., Urvillea ulmacea.

Color:
brown, orange, yellow

Habitat:
forest

Publications:

Silva A.R.M., Guimarães M.P.M., Vitalino R.F., Bagni A.S., Martins Y.E., Cordeiro A.M.,Oliveira E.G. (2010):

Borboletas frugívoras do Parque Estadual do Rio Doce/MG. MG BIOTA. 3(4), Belho Horizonte: 5-21

Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):

Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536

Lamas G. (2004):

Atlas of neotropical Lepidoptera - Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Book.: 1-439