Cissia myncea? (Cramer, 1780)
Common Name:
Cissia
Cissia
Synonyms:
Papilio myncea (Cramer, 1780)
Papilio myncena (Stoll, 1782) missp.
Papilio crantor (Fabricius, 1793)
Neonympha clerica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) repl. name
Neonympha thobiei (Capronnier, 1881)
Euptychia pytheus (Möschler, 1883)
Natural History:
C. myncea can to explore the different strata of the forest. The specimens can be collected both in subcanopy and in the understory.
Feeding Adult:
Feeding Caterpillars:
Beccaloni et al. (2008) has compiled the records of host plants in:
Cyperaceae: Cyperus sp., Scleria sp.
Graminea: Ichnanthus pallens, Lasiacs sloanei, Panicum pilosum, Panicum polygonatum, Paspalum sp., Paspalum conjugatum, Paspalum decubens, Setaria paniculifera, Tripsacum sp.
Publications:
- 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