Annette Aiello
Staff Scientist
e-mail: aielloa@si.edu
Address: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Apartado Postal 0843-03092
Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama
or
Unit 9100 BOX 0948
DPO AA 34002-9998
USA
Telephone: +507 212-8022
FAX: +507 212-8148
Publications
Publications by Annette Aiello in STRI Bibliography
Research Interests
Life histories, behavior, and evolution of tropical insects, especially moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera).
Current Research
Most insect revisions and classifications are based mainly upon characters of the adults. In order to augment that standard data with information on immature stages (egg, larva, pupa), and to seek additional clues to evolutionary relationships, one must study life histories. By raising insects from eggs, larvae, and/or pupae collected in the wild, I've assembled information on at least 1400 Panamanian insect species, mostly moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera), with special attention to certain groups, such as Adelpha butterflies, and skipper butterflies. I photograph the various stages, record larval food plants, make detailed daily notes on behavior (feeding behavior, defenses, molting, etc.) and appearance (form, pattern, color), and mount and label the molted (shed) larval head-capsules and final larval and pupal skins.
Education and Degrees
B.A., Biology, magna cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1972; M.A., Biology, Harvard University, 1975; Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University, 1978; Thesis: "A Reexamination of Portlandia (Rubiaceae) and Associated Taxa" (Dr. Richard A. Howard, advisor).
Selected Bibliography
1976. Silberglied, R. E., and A. Aiello. Defensive adaptations of some neotropical long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): antennal spines, tergiversation, and double mimicry. Psyche, 83(3-4): 256-262.
1978. Aiello, A., and R. E. Silberglied. "Orange" bands, a simple recessive in Anartia fatima (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 32(2): 135-137.
1979. Aiello, A. A reexamination of Portlandia (Rubiaceae) and associated taxa. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, 60(1): 38-126.
1978. Aiello, A., and R. E. Silberglied. Life history of Dynastor darius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolinae) in Panama. Psyche, 85(4): 331-345.
1980. Silberglied, R. E., and A. Aiello. Camouflage by integumentary wetting in bark bugs. Science, 207(4432): 773 775.
1979. Aiello, A. Life history and behavior of the case-bearer Phereoeca allutella (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Psyche, 86(2-3): 125-136.
1979. Silberglied, R. E., A. Aiello, and G. Lamas. Neotropical butterflies of the genus Anartia: systematics, life histories and general biology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Psyche, 86(2-3): 219-260.
1980. Aiello, A. Systropus columbianus (Diptera: Bombyliidae) reared from larva of limacodid moth. Entomological News, 91(3): 89-91.
1980. Silberglied, R. E., A. Aiello, and D.M. Windsor. Disruptive coloration in butterflies: lack of support in Anartia fatima. Science, 209(4456): 617-619.
1980. Aiello, A. Life history of Dysodia sica (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) in Panama. Psyche, 87(1-2): 121-130.
1980. Aiello, A. Life history of Dismorphia amphiona beroe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Dismorphiinae) in Panama. Psyche, 87(3-4): 171-175.
1981. Aiello, A. Life history of Antaeotricha sp. (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae: Stenomatinae) in Panama. Psyche, 88(1-2): 163-168.
1982. Lamas, G., R. E. Silberglied, and A. Aiello. Papilio fatima Fabricius, 1793 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): request for conservation under the plenary powers Z.N.(S.) 2351. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 39(1): 61-63.
1982. Robbins, R., and A. Aiello. Foodplant and oviposition records for Panamanian Lycaenidae and Riodinidae. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 36(2): 65-75.
1983. Putz, F., P. Coley, K. Lu, A. Montalvo, and A. Aiello. Uprooting and snapping of trees: structural determinants and ecological consequences. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 13(5): 1011-1020.
1984. Aiello, A. Adelpha (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): deception on the wing. Psyche, 91(1-2): 1-45.
1985. Aiello, A. Sloth hair: unanswered questions. Pages 213-218. In: The Evolution and Ecology of Armadillos, Sloths, and Vermilinguas. Edited by G. Gene Montgomery. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C. 451 pp.
1986. Aiello, A., and G. Vogt. Tachygonidius dasypus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) observations on an unusual tropical weevil. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Entomology. Proceedings C, 89(2): 117-120.
1987. Aiello, A. Genuchinus muzo Krikken (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae reared from a bird's nest in Panama. Coleopterists Bulletin, 41(3): 259-262.
1986. Aiello, Annette, and A. Borhidi. Two new species of the genus Isidorea A. Rich. (Rubiaceae) from Hispaniola. Acta Botanica Hungarica, 32 (1-4): 221-224.
1987(88). Aiello, A., and K. S. Brown, Jr. Mimicry by illusion in a sexually dimorphic, day-flying moth, Dysschema jansonis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Pericopinae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 26(1 4): 173 176.
1990. Scoble, M. J., and A. Aiello. Moth like butterflies (Hedylidae: Lepidoptera): a summary, with comments on the egg. Journal of Natural History, 24(1): 159 164.
1991. Aiello, A. Adelpha ixia leucas: Immature stages, and position within Adelpha (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterist's Society, 45(3): 181-187.
1992. Quintero Arias, Diomedes, and Annette Aiello (eds.). Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies. Oxford University Press. xxii + 692 pp. [ISBN 0 19 854018 3]
1992. Aiello, A. Nocturnal butterflies in Panama, Hedylidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Pp. 549-553, In: Diomedes Quintero Arias and Annette Aiello (eds.), Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies. Oxford University Press.
1992. Aiello, A. Dry season strategies of two Panamanian butterfly species, Anartia fatima (Nymphalinae) and Pierella luna luna (Satyrinae) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Pp. 573-575, In: Diomedes Quintero Arias and Annette Aiello (eds.), Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies. Oxford University Press.
1993. Aiello, A. How to prepare publishable reports of lepidopteran life histories. News of the Lepidopterists' Society, 1993(1): 6 10.
1993. Aiello, A., and Ricardo Cortez. A very good rearing flask. News of the Lepidopterists' Society, 1993(2): 58.
1994. Aiello, A. "Flores silvestres del Parque Nacional Soberanía." Suplemento "Naturaleza Tropical" No.3: 1 12, La Prensa, Jun 22.
1995. Aiello, A. "Los insectos de Panamá." Suplemento "Naturaleza Tropical" No.9: 1 12, La Prensa, Jan 27.
1995. Harms, K.E., and A. Aiello. Seed boring by tropical clearwing moths (Sesiidae): Aberrant behavior or widespread habit? Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 49(1): 43 48.
1995. Aiello, A. [NABA Correspondence]. The Angelwing 2(2): 3.
1996. Aiello, A., and H.P. Stockwell. The golden cage weevil, Isorhinus undatus (Champion) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 50(2): 192 194.
1996. Otero, L.D., and A. Aiello. Descriptions of the immature stages of Adelpha alala (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 50(4): 329 336.
1997. Davies, N., A. Aiello, J. Mallet, A. Pomiankowski, and R.E. Silberglied. Speciation in two neotropical butterflies: extending Haldane's rule. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B., 264: 845 851.
1997. Aiello, A., and M.A. Balcázar. The immature stages of Oxytenis modestia (Cramer), with comments on the mature larvae of Asthenidia and Homoeopteryx (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Oxyteninae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 51(2): 105 118.
1996 (1997). Aiello, A. and P. Jolivet. Myrmecophily in Keroplatidae (Diptera: Sciaroidea). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 104(3 4): 226 230.
1997. Vencl, F. V., and A. Aiello. A new species of leaf mining Oulema from Panama (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 105(1/2): 40 44.
1999. Pogue, M. and A. Aiello. Description of the immature stages of three species of Eulepidotis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with notes on their natural history. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 101(2): 300 311.
1999 (2000). Penz, C.M., A. Aiello, and Srygley, R.B. Descriptions of early stages of Caligo illioneus oberon Butler, and C. idomeneus (L.) from the lowland rainforest of Panama (Nymphalidae, Brassolinae), with remarks on larval food plants for the subfamily. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 1999, 53(4): 142 152.
2001. Freitas, A.V., K.S. Brown, Jr., and A. Aiello. Biology of Adelpha mythra feeding on Asteraceae, a novel plant family for the Neotropical Limenitidinae (Nymphalidae), and new data on Adelpha “Species-Group VII.” Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 54(3): 97 100.
2001. Aiello, Annette. Las orugas de Panamá. Pg. 118 125, In: Stanley Heckadon Moreno (ed.), Panamá: Puente Biológico: Las Charlas Smithsonian del Mes: 1996 1999. Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, Balboa, Republica de Panamá. xx + 233 pp. [ISBN 9962 614 01 5]
2002. Dasmahapatra, Kanchon, Michael J. Blum, Annette Aiello, Stuart Hackwell, Neil Davies, Eldridge P. Bermingham, James Mallet. Inferences from a rapidly moving hybrid zone. Evolution, 56(4): 741 753.
2003. Aiello, A. and A. Solis. Defense mechanisms in Pyralidae & Choreutidae: fecal stalactites and escape holes, with remarks about cocoons, camouflage and aposematism. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 57(3):168 175.
2004. Aiello, A. and V. Becker. Display of the "peacock moth," Brenthia spp. (Choreutidae: Brenthiinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 58(1):55-58.
2004. Van Bael, Sunshine A., Annette Aiello, Anayansi Valderrama, Enrique Medianero, Mirna Samaniego, and S. Joseph Wright. General herbivore outbreak following an El Niño related drought in a lowland Panamanian forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 20(6):625 633.
2004. Yack, Jayne E., Tiffany A. Timbers, William E. Conner, Annette Aiello, Frank C. Schroeder. Defensive flocculent emissions in a tiger moth, Homoeocera stictosoma Arctiidae: Arctiinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 58(3):173 177.
2006. Aiello, Annette. Arthropods of Tropical Forests: Spatio-temporal Dynamics and Resource Use in the Canopy, by Basset, Yves, Vojtech Novotny, Scott E. Miller, and Roger L. Kitching (eds). [Book Review]. European Journal of Entomology, 103:253-254.
2005. Aiello, Annette, Vicente Rodríguez Gracia, Vitor Osmar Becker, & Olga of Greece. Mariposas (Lepidoptera) de Bahía Honda e Isla de Canales de Tierra (Veraguas, Panamá). Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Bahía Honda and Canales de Tierra Island (Veraguas, Panama). Pp. 493-570 (Chapter 9), In: Castroviejo, Santiago & Alicia Ibáñez (eds), Estudios sobre la biodiversidad de la región de Bahía Honda (Veraguas, Panamá). Studies on the Biodiversity of the Bahía Honda region (Veraguas, Panama). Biblioteca de Ciencias 20. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de España. Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Madrid. 835 pp.
2006. Aiello, Annette. Adelpha erotia erotia form "lerna" (Nymphalidae): exploring a corner of the puzzle. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 60(4): 181-188.
2007. Aiello, A. y Keith Brown. Mimetismo por ilusión en una mariposa nocturna de vuelo diurno y de dimorfismo sexual, Dysschema jansonis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Pericopinae), pages 105-108 in Leigh, Egbert Giles, Edward Allen Herre, Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Fernando Santos Granero (eds). Ecología y Evolución en los Trópicos. Primera edición 2006. Panamá, Editora Nova Art, S.A.
2007. Davies, Neil, Annette Aiello, James Mallet, Andrew Pomiankowski, and Robert Elliot Silberglied. La especiación en dos mariposas neotropicales: extensión de la regla de Haldane, pages 413-421 in Leigh, Egbert Giles, Edward Allen Herre, Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Fernando Santos Granero (eds). Ecología y Evolución en los Trópicos. Primera edición 2006. Panamá, Editora Nova Art, S.A.
2006. Aiello, A., and F. V. Vencl. One plant, two herbivore strategies: Lema insularis (Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae) and Acorduloceridea compressicornis (Pergidae: Acordulocerinae) on Dioscorea mexicana (Dioscoreaceae), with observations on a Lema co-mimic. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 114(3): 144-156.
2008. Davis, Donald, Diomedes Quintero A., Roberto Cambra T., & Annette Aiello. "Biology of a new Panamanian bagworm moth (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) with predatory larvae, and eggs individually wrapped in setal cases. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101(4): 689-702.
2009. Helson, J.E., T.L. Capson, T. Johns, D.M. Windsor, & A. Aiello. Ecologically-guided bioprospecting: the use of aposematic insects as indicators of possible activity against diseases in tropical rain forest plants. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2009; 7(3): 130-134.
2010. Emilio Guerrieri, Martinus E. Huigens, Catalina Estrada, Jozef B. Woelke, Marjolein De Rijk, Nina E. Fatouros, Annette Aiello, & John S. Noyes, "Ooencyrtus marcelloi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of Heliconiini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) on passion vines (Malpighiales: Passifloraceae) in Central America." Journal of Natural History 44(1-2):81-87.