Epiphora congolana
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Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, January 4, 2006
Updated as per SATURNIDES DE COTE D'IVOIRE (SCI), S.HERDER, X.LERY, G.FEDIERE, NKKOUASSI, 1989; September 18, 2010
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Epiphora liberiensis
(Bouvier, 1928)
(Drepanoptera)
Epiphora liberiensis male, Ivory Coast, sorry, image not
available.
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Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
| TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Attacini, Blanchard, 1840
Genus: Epiphora, Wallengren, 1860
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DISTRIBUTION:
Epiphora liberiensis
(wingspan: males: 148-160mm; females: 135-162mm) is one of the
few Attacini in
Ivory Coast: Adiopodoumé, Africa.
BOLD Systems lists it in
Ivory Coast.
In his Catalogue of African Saturniidae,
Thierry Bouyer indicates this moth is a synonym of
E. boolana. If that is correct, then the moth probably has a
wider range in
Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Ghana,
Nigeria and Cameroon.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been recorded in Ivory Coast in July.
Epiphora
liberiensis larvae probably feed on Citrus, Maesopsis eminii,
Paullinia, Zanthoxylum macrophyllum and Fagara macrophylla.
Epiphora liberiensis female, Ivory Coast, sorry, image not available.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Epiphora liberiensis
females extend a scent gland from the
posterior tip of the abdomen to call in the night-flying males.The
pair remains
coupled until the following evening.
The wings of the female are more
rounded than those of the male.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS, AND PUPAE:
The cocoon is double walled
and resembles the cocoon of the Hyalphora.
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.
Citrus
Fagara macrophylla.....
Maesopsis eminii
Paullinia
Zanthoxylum macrophyllum.......
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East African Satin Wood
Muhumula/Musira
Guarana
Hercules' club
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