Bunaeopsis francottei balanitis
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Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, April 5, 2006
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Bunaeopsis francottei balanitis
bewe-nay-OPS-ihsmmFRAN-kot-eyemmbagh-lan-EYE-tuhs
Darge, 1993
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| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Bunaeopsis, Bouvier, 1927
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DISTRIBUTION:
Bunaeopsis francottei balanitis flies in Africa.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
There is probably only one generation per year with moths on the wing
probably from
January and February.
Bunaeopsis francottei balanitis larvae are believed to favour.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Bunaeopsis francottei balanitis males are active at night and come in to lights. Females have not been collected, but it is
expected they scent at night and have a very strong ovipositing urge.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
The life history is
unknown.
I believe all mature Buanaeopsis larvae
excavate subterranean chambers and pupate underground.
Listed below are the primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants
listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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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The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely
a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation
of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized
scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are
primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The genus name Bunaeopsis, indicates a
similarity ('opsis' = looks like) to the Bunaea genus. That name is from the Greek
and refers to a lobed hill-dweller.
The species name francottei is honourific for Francotte.
The subspecies name balanitis probably refers to enlarged
male genitalia.