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Nisoniades castolus (Hewitson, 1878)
(Castolus Tufted-Skipper)

Immatures

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Nisoniades castolus last instar, length 30 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Camino Rio Francia, 410m, collected on 18-VIII-2000, photographed on 18-VIII-2000
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 00-SRNP-14198, image code 00-SRNP-14198-DHJ55613.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus last instar, length 30 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Camino Rio Francia, 410m, collected on 18-VIII-2000, photographed on 18-VIII-2000
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 00-SRNP-14198, image code 00-SRNP-14198-DHJ55614.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus last instar (larva died of disease), length 18 mm
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Del Oro,
Quebrada Serrano, 585m, collected on 12-III-1998 as penpenultimate instar, photographed on 28-III-1998
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 98-SRNP-4622, image code 98-SRNP-4622-DHJ45269.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus pupa, length 13 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41450, image code 05-SRNP-41450-DHJ407057.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus pupa, length 13 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41450, image code 05-SRNP-41450-DHJ407060.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus pupa, length 13 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41450, image code 05-SRNP-41450-DHJ407063.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus pupa, length 13 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41450, image code 05-SRNP-41450-DHJ407064.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus prepupa in a leaf shelter (pupa died of disease), length 14 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41451, image code 05-SRNP-41451-DHJ407065.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus prepupa (pupa died of disease), length 14 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41451, image code 05-SRNP-41451-DHJ407066.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus prepupa (pupa died of disease), length 14 mm
COSTA RICA: Alajuela Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest,
Sendero Tucan, 410m, collected on 31-V-2005 as penultimate instar, photographed on 07-VI-2005
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 05-SRNP-41451, image code 05-SRNP-41451-DHJ407067.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus ♀ ,
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla,
Estacion Pitilla, 675m, collected on 12-VI-1995 as penultimate instar, photographed on 18-VI-1995
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 95-SRNP-4720, image code 95-SRNP-4720-DHJ23504.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus ♀ ,
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla,
Estacion Pitilla, 675m, collected on 12-VI-1995 as penultimate instar, photographed on 18-VI-1995
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 95-SRNP-4720, image code 95-SRNP-4720-DHJ23506.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus ♀ pupa,
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla,
Estacion Pitilla, 675m, collected on 12-VI-1995 as penultimate instar, photographed on 25-VI-1995
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 95-SRNP-4720, image code 95-SRNP-4720-DHJ23507.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus ♀ pupa,
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla,
Estacion Pitilla, 675m, collected on 12-VI-1995 as penultimate instar, photographed on 25-VI-1995
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 95-SRNP-4720, image code 95-SRNP-4720-DHJ23509.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/


Nisoniades castolus ♀ pupa,
COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Prov.: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla,
Estacion Pitilla, 675m, collected on 12-VI-1995 as penultimate instar, photographed on 25-VI-1995
foodplant Vernonia patens
voucher code 95-SRNP-4720, image code 95-SRNP-4720-DHJ23513.jpg
image from http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/



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