DISTRIBUTION:

Adafroptilum austriorientale (wingspan: males: 51-54mm; females: probably larger) flies in
Mozambique: Andrada.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in . There are probably additional flight months.

Adafroptilum austriorientale larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, PUPAE, COCOONS:

Eggs are deposited

Larvae probably descend the host plant at pupation time and spin up a thin cocoon at the base of hostplants.

The species name, austriorientale is indicative of the more southerly and easterly range of the species in Mozambique.

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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