large aquatic lep cocoons in Brazil

[Doug Yanega]

>From the description Eugenie Phillips gave me of the cocoons in Costa Rica
(matches the ones here exactly), it very much sounds like the #1 candidate
is the Nymphuline Pyralid genus _Petrophila_. Now we have some idea what to
expect, and I'm going to be asking the limnology folks here if they have
lep larvae in their aquatic samples from that area - if so, we can at least
get some possible idea of the phenology.

Thanks to all who have responded.
Peace,

Doug Yanega    Depto. de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,
Univ. Fed. de Minas Gerais, Cx.P. 486, 30.161-970 Belo Horizonte, MG   BRAZIL
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