Monza punctata punctata Aurivillius, 1910

Cock, Matthew J. W. & Congdon, T. Colin E., 2014, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 7. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: grass and bamboo feeders, Zootaxa 3872 (4), pp. 301-354 : 348

Monza punctata punctata Aurivillius, 1910 (Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania)

This material is based on a single field collected ovum collected at Sanje, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania, from which a female of f. canda was reared. The pale, smooth, dome-shaped ovum (Figure 47.1–2) is typical of many Hesperiinae . The caterpillar reared (Figure 47.3–4) is a close match to that illustrated from Ruo Gorge, Malawi ( Figure 49 ), but the lateral part of the head is scarcely paler than the rest of the head.

Figures

FIGURE 49. Early stages of Monza punctata punctata on Setaria grandis, Ruo Gorge, Malawi [TCEC]. 1, penultimate instar, 20 mm; 15 Mar 2014; 2, final instar, detail of head anterior view, 12 Mar 2014; 3, final instar, lateral view; 4, pupa, dorsolateral view.