Life history of Electrostrymon denarius and study site 1. Reared adult female, dorsal view, forewing length 13 mm. 2. Reared adult female, ventral view. 3. Live reared adult female on white, flat surface. 4. Cloud forest mountain habitat at EBM. 5. Habitat showing forest floor. 6. “Host” Polyporus mushroom. 7. Last instar (ca. 12 mm long) on mushroom (dorsal view). 8. Rearing mesh net with mushroom and fallen dried leaves inside. 9. Rearing conditions showing mesh net protected with black basket and a rock on top (white clip with orange and blue tape on basket is for marking). 10. Mature caterpillar on mushroom, arrow pointing where caterpillar fed. 11. Close-up of head and thoracic segments (dorso-latero-frontal view).

 
 
  Part of: Nishida K, Robbins RK (2020) One side makes you taller: a mushroom–eating butterfly caterpillar (Lycaenidae) in Costa Rica. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 15(4): 463-470. https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e57998