Guava Skipper (partial underside view)
by TexasPuddyPrint Nov 12, 2006 10:48 PM
Guava Skipper egg on Guava tree leaf
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 27, 2007 11:47 PM
Guava Skipper eggs on Guava Tree leaf
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 27, 2007 11:48 PM
Guava Skipper caterpillar - 2nd instar - caterpillar makes a leaf nest (refugium) by chewing two converging channels from the leaf's edge then folds them over and holds them together with silk.
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 27, 2007 11:54 PM
Guava Skipper leaf nest (refugium) - you can see the empty egg and where it chewed a channel through the leaf then moved away to form a nest.
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 27, 2007 11:58 PM
Guava Skipper (second instar) inside leaf nest - I pulled the leaf open to photograph it but it quickly sewed the flap back with silk :o)
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 28, 2007 12:00 AM
Guava Skipper caterpillar (about 18 days old)
by TexasPuddyPrint Apr 29, 2007 10:44 PM
Guava Skipper caterpillar (28 days old starting to pupate)
by TexasPuddyPrint Apr 29, 2007 10:45 PM
