Immature stages of Hamadryas fornax fornax (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) Author Salik, Lucy Mila Garcia Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil Author Leite, Luis Anderson Ribeiro Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil Author Dias, Fernando Maia Silva Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil Author Casagrande, Mirna Martins Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil Author Mielke, Olaf Hermann Hendrik Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil text Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 2015 2015-10-01 59 4 301 306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2015.08.002 journal article 300588 10.1016/j.rbe.2015.08.002 c33ecd24-91a7-4bbd-8f18-90fd631df7cd 1806-9665 13194612 Hamadryas fornax fornax (Hübner, [1823]) ( Figs. 1–29 ) Egg ( Figs. 5–9 ) Elliptical, with several irregular carinae and flattened on the bottom pole. Uniformly pearly white in color. Micropilar region on the upper pole in the center of a round and slightly concave area. Oviposition is normally gregarious; the eggs are laid on the upper side of the host plant Dalechampia triphylla , one on top of each other, the first instar hatch laterally. Diameter: 1.01 mm. Average duration: 8 days ( n = 15).