Revision of Caterpillar from Majuro, Marshall Islands from Tue, 2013-03-12 12:12

Nancy Vander Velde brought me some caterpillars from Majuro for identification. These are almost certainly Hypolimnas bolina (Family Nymphalidae). According the Butterflies of Micronesia [1], this is the only Hypolimnas species in the Marshalls and larvae are often abundant on Wollastonia biflora growing on Majuro. This butterfly species is listed in "The Marshall Islands - Living Atolls Amidst the Living Sea"[2].

References

  1. I. Schreiner and Nafus, D. M., Butterflies of Micronesia. Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, 1997.
  2. Anonymous, The Marshall Islands - Living Atolls Amidst the Living Sea: The national Biodiversity Report of the Republic of the Marshall islands. Santa Clara, CA, USA: St. Hildegard Publishing Company, 2000.
Classification: 
Hypolimnas (Taxonomy), Nymphalidae (Taxonomy)

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