Decachorda inspersa
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Updated as per personal communication with Ryan Saint Laurent (Cornell University Collection, northern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe); July 13, 2013
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Decachorda inspersa
dek-uh-KORD-uhMin-SPUR-suh
Hampson, 1910
Decachorda inspersa male, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
on my home computer only.
Decachorda inspersa male, 47mm, Mazabuka, Rhodesia,
1952, Cornell University Collection, courtesy of Ryan Saint Laurent.
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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: Decachorda, Aurivillius, 1898 | |
MIDI MUSIC
"Moon River"
copyright C. Odenkirk
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DISTRIBUTION:
Decachorda inspersa (wingspan: males: 47mm; females: probably slightly larger),
(tentatively) flies in
Democratic Republic of the Congo; and
northern Zimbabwe: Mazabuka.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
I do not know the flight season of this moth.
Decachorda inspersa
larvae feed on broad-leafed lawn grasses.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
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.
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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.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The genus name Decachorda means ten chords
and may refer to the number of veins on the forewing.
The species name "inspersa" comes from ??.