Tigridia acesta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name:
Tiger Beauty

Synonyms:

Papilio acesta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Natural History:

Tigridia is a monotypic genus and 10 subspecies are described from the Neotropics (Lamas, 2004). This species is common throughout the year. Can be collected in the forest canopy, but is prevalent in moist and shaded understory, where is observed in the trunk rested upside down.

Distribution:
Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; México; Perú; Venezuela

Occurence Period:

Occurs throughout the year

Feeding Adult:

Adults feed on fermented fruits and animal excreta

Feeding Caterpillars:

For this species the host-plant compiled by Beccaloni et al. 2008:

Cecropiaceae: Cecropia obtusifolia, Coussapoa nymphaeifolia, Pourouma bicolor, Pourouma sp.

Moraceae: Ficus sp.

Sterculiaceae: Theobroma cacao, Theobroma sp.

 

Color:
cream, brown, orange, yellow

Habitat:
forest

Publications:

Lamas G. (2004):

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

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