Hesperoferus roridus (Brullé, 1838)
habitat & biology
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
habitat & biology
[Photo © David Navrátil]
↑ - Locality of Hesperoferus roridus: Chirche environs (1654 m a.s.l., W slopes of Pico del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands).
↓ - Locality of Hesperoferus roridus: Bosque de la Esperanza (1717 m a.s.l., Tenerife, Canary Islands).
[Photo © David Navrátil]
[Photo © David Navrátil]
Natural stand of Adenocarpus viscosus (Willd.) Webb et Berthel. (Fabaceae), which is one of the key host plants of H. roridus. A. viscosus, an endemic species to Canary Islands, is a dominant shrub in Teide National Park.
[Photo © David Navrátil]
↑ - Adenocarpus viscosus attacked by Hesperoferus roridus: dead bush [A] and frass produced by feeding larvae [B].
↓ - Hesperoferus roridus: larva [C] and pupae [DE].
[Photo © David Navrátil]