Table 1.
Body size, proboscis length, food canal area and nectar intake rate were measured in 113 individual butterflies representing 34 species and 21 genera of skippers (Hesperiidae) from Costa Rica. Note: mean values (± standard deviation) are given whenever more than one individual per species was measured
| Species | N | Body size [mm] | Proboscis length [mm] | Food canal [μm ²] | Intake rate [nL/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eudaminae | |||||
| Astraptes alardus latia (evans, 1952) | 1 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 5941 | 483 |
| Astraptes anaphus anetta (evans, 1952) | 1 | 23.8 | 19.5 | 4477 | 484 |
| Autochton longipennis (plötz, 1886) | 3 | 18.6 (± 0.8) | 17.3 (± 1.2) | 3343 (± 363) | 187 (± 41) |
| Autochton zarex (hübner, 1818) | 2 | 18.8 (± 0.3) | 16.3 (±1.5) | 3392 (± 40) | 174 (± 0.5) |
| Bungalotis quadratum quadratum (sepp, 1845) | 1 | 30.4 | 39.4 | 10650 | 1467 |
| Cogia calchas (herrich-schäffer, 1869) | 3 | 15.5 (± 1.1) | 12.3 (± 0.6) | 2250 (± 195) | 110 (± 27) |
| Spathilepia clonius (cramer, 1775) | 2 | 21.9 (± 1.3) | 16.8 (± 0.2) | 4340 (± 564) | 303 (± 48) |
| Urbanus procne (plötz, 1881) | 3 | 19.9 (± 1.1) | 15.9 (± 0.1) | 3991 (± 853) | 234 (± 129) |
| Urbanus simplicius (stoll, 1790) | 8 | 19.9 (± 0.7) | 16.5 (± 0.7) | 3570 (± 397) | 184 (± 78) |
| Urbanus tanna (evans, 1952) | 7 | 20.6 (± 0.8) | 16.7 (± 0.3) | 3608 (± 487) | 252 (± 73) |
| Urbanus teleus (hübner, 1821) | 4 | 19.6 (± 0.9) | 16.3 (± 0.6) | 3082 (± 386) | 168 (± 36) |
| Typhedanus undulatus (hewitson, 1867) | 1 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 2725 | 89 |
| Pyrginae | |||||
| Celaenorrhini | |||||
| Celaenorrhinus darius (evans, 1952) | 1 | 21.1 | 29.8 | 3435 | 136 |
| Pyrrhopygini | |||||
| Mysoria ambigua (mabille & boullet, 1908) | 4 | 23.2 (± 1.0) | 15.3 (0.6) | 7270 (± 1462) | 387 (± 215) |
| Hesperiinae | |||||
| Clade 113 | |||||
| Perichares adela (hewitson, 1867) | 8 | 23.2 (± 1.5) | 44.5 (± 4.9) | 5663 (± 1068) | 500 (± 249) |
| Perichares lotus (A. butler, 1870) | 1 | 22.8 | 48.3 | 5901 | 425 |
| Pyrrhopygopsis socrates orasus (H. druce, 1876) | 1 | 26.1 | 34.4 | 6792 | 544 |
| Calpodini | |||||
| Calpodes ethlius (stoll, 1782) | 4 | 26.1 (± 0.5) | 42.2 (± 1.5) | 5509 (± 725) | 530 (± 61) |
| Saliana esperi esperi (evans, 1955) | 2 | 18.4 (± 1.7) | 35.2 (± 2.2) | 3082 (± 318) | 174 (± 34) |
| Saliana longirostris (sepp, 1840) | 1 | 26.4 | 42.7 | 6023 | 430 |
| Saliana salius (cramer, 1775) | 3 | 23.3 (± 0.6) | 47.2 (± 5.7) | 5197 (± 691) | 199 (± 100) |
| Saliana severus (mabille, 1895) | 1 | 29.6 | 51.8 | 8510 | 747 |
| Saliana triangularis (kaye, 1914) | 6 | 21.7 (± 1.3) | 41.3 (± 2.5) | 4234 (± 812) | 174.8 (± 71.4) |
| Talides hispa (evans, 1955) | 1 | 26.0 | 45.5 | 8171 | 349 |
| Thracides phidon (cramer, 1779) | 1 | 27.0 | 42.0 | 7959 | 484 |
| Anthoptini | |||||
| Corticea lysias lysias (plötz, 1883) | 1 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 1797 | 149 |
| Moncini | |||||
| Cymaenes alumna (A. butler, 1877) | 2 | 13.9 (± 0.6) | 16.5 (± 1.5) | 1490 (± 220) | 65 (± 23) |
| Morys geisa (möschler, 1879) | 8 | 15.0 (± 1.0) | 20.1 (± 1.9) | 1841 (± 489) | 65 (± 19) |
| Morys micythus (godman, 1990) | 2 | 14.9 (± 0.2) | 19.6 (± 0.8) | 2310 (± 16) | 118 (± 5) |
| Papias phaeomelas (hübner, 1831) | 10 | 13.8 (± 0.8) | 17.3 (± 1.4) | 1499 (± 260) | 57 (± 18) |
| Papias phainisgodman, 1900 | 1 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 1311 | 80 |
| Papias subcostulata (herrich-schäffer, 1870) | 12 | 18.1 (± 1.0) | 25.5 (± 1.4) | 2199 (± 405) | 96 (± 30) |
| Vehilius stictomenes illudens (mabille, 1891) | 2 | 12.7 (± 0.6) | 13.0 (± 0.01) | 1089 (± 34) | 29 (± 4) |
| Hesperiini | |||||
| Pompeius pompeius (latreille, 1824) | 5 | 16.4 (± 0.7) | 15.1 (± 0.3) | 2413 (± 283) | 120 (± 36) |