Eretis, Mabille, 1891

COCK, MATTHEW J. W. & CONGDON, T. COLIN E., 2011, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya. Part 3. Pyrginae: Celaenorrhinini, Zootaxa 3033 (1), pp. 1-67 : 45

Eretis discussion

Since we have only reared two species of this genus, any generalisations must be tentative. The ova are laid on the very young leaves of the food plant, and have very strongly developed wall-like ribs. The early instars probably hide amongst the youngest leaves without making a shelter by cutting leaves. The mature larvae make a simple one-cut shelter and fold a leaf over to the midrib. The caterpillars have dark rounded heads, indent at the vertex, and with short pale, stalked, palmate setae. The body is dark grey-brown with scattered short, pale, stalked, stellate setae visible as dots, and a dorsolateral line of pale spots. The pupae of the two species reared are rather different, one having clear black markings on the head, but not the other.