Larvas de insetos associadas a Clusia hilariana Schltdl. (Clusiaceae) na Restinga de Jurubatiba, RJ, Brasil

Abstract

Clusia hilariana is one of the most abundant plant species in the National Park playing important role at the sucessional dynamic of the restinga ecosystem. This paper presents the composition and ecological aspects of caterpillars species found on C. hilariana. From 40 plants monthy inspected, fourteen species of Lepidoptera were obtained. Chloropaschia granitalis (Pyralidae) was the most abundant species feeding on this plant species.