Adafroptilum rotundum
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Updated as per Darge's Saturniidae 2, 2003, April 21, 2006
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Adafroptilum rotundum
agh-duh-froh-TIL-ummmroh-TUND-um
Darge, n.s.
(Afroptilum)
Adafroptilum rotundum male, sorry, no image available.
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Micragonini Cockerell in Packard, 1914 (1902)
Genus: Adafroptilum, Darge, 2004 | |
MIDI MUSIC
"Moon River"
copyright C. Odenkirk
ON.OFF
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Adafroptilum rotundum moth
(wingspan: males: 53mm; females: probably larger)
flies in
Zambia and Malawi at elevations as high as 4500 feet.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Moths are on the wing in January-February.
Adafroptilum rotundum 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
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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