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[banana tree pests attacking heliconia latispatha benth. (heliconiaceae)].

in mid-may 2005, the caterpillars antichloris eriphia (fabr.) (lepidoptera: arctiidae) and calligo illioneus (cramer) (lepidoptera: nymphalidae) which are banana tree pests, were found attacking six-month old stalks of heliconia latispatha benth., planted near a banana tree plantation in jaguariuna, sp, brazil. the attack by c. illioneus is observed by the first time in brazil.