DISTRIBUTION: Carnegia mirabilis (wingspan: males: 54-68mm; females: 95mm) inhabits Ivory Coast (Felix Stumpf and SCI): Adiopodoumé, December; Mokta, June; Burkina Faso; Benin: Penelan (AC); Gabon: (Rodolphe Rougerie), Ogooue-Ivindo (TD); Haut ogooue: Franceville (JLA), Cameroon: sud Province: Elone (SB), Est Province: Yokadouma (MC); and the Central African Republic: Sangha: Ndoki PN (SA#12), and probably all the countries in between those mentioned: Benin (confirmed by Alain Coache), Togo, Ghana and Nigeria. Thierry Bouyer confirms it for Democratic Republic of the Congo so it probably also flies in the People's Republic of the Congo (confirmed in northeastern Congo: Ouesso (SA#8). I think wingspan is probably in the 54-68mm range for males.

Carnegia mirabilis, July 2006, Elone (Sud Province) Cameroon,
wingspan 67mm, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner.

Carnegia mirabilis (verso), July 2006, Elone (Sud Province) Cameroon,
wingspan 67mm, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in May, July and October in Burkina Faso. Carnegia mirabilis has been taken in October in Franceville, Gabon. SCI reports June and December flights in Ivory Coast, indicating at least two or three annual flights. Alain Coache reports a November flight in Benin. Andrew Spicer reports a February flight in central Cameroon.

Carnegia mirabilis male, Penelan, Benin,
November 5, 2012, courtesy of Alain Coache.

Visit recto and verso images of Carnegia mirabilis, male, wingspan 64mm. October 5, 2007, Franceville, Gabon, courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert.

Michelle Constanza, via Antoine Guyonnet, reports a December 24, 2010 flight of Carnegia mirabilis in Yokadouma, Est Province, Cameroon.

Carnegia mirabilis male, wingspan 54mm, October 7, 2006,
Franceville, Gabon, courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert.

Carnegia mirabilis male (verso), wingspan 54mm, October 7, 2006,
Franceville, Gabon, courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert.

Carnegia mirabilis larvae feed on Annona senegalensis.

Carnegia mirabilis male courtesy of Eric van Schayck.

Carnegia mirabilis female, 95mm, Cameroon, courtesy of Michel Lapointe.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Carnegia mirabilis female, courtesy of Thierry Bouyer.

Carnegia mirabilis female, central Cameroon,
February 24, 2020, courtesy of Andrew Spicer.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

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.

Annona senegalensis........

Wild custard apple

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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.

Carnegia probably is honourific for Andrew Carnegie, probably for his grants to aid education in African nations.

The species name, 'mirabilis', comes from the Latin word for wonderful.