DISTRIBUTION:

Goodia lunata (wingspan: males: approximately 72mm; females: probably larger) inhabits western Africa. Thierry Bouyer confirms it and Jean-Louis Albert has sent an image from Franceville, Gabon. It might also fly further west. All Leps Barcode of Life indicates specimens have been taken in
Cameroon: Est (Abong Mbang);
Gabon: Woleu-Ntem, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Haut-Ogooue ??, Ngounie, probably Moyen-Ogooue;
southwestern Republic of Central Africa: Sangha, Lobaye, possibly Haute-Sangha and Ombella-Mpoko;
and probably northwestern Congo (WO?), now confirmed in Ouesso (SA#8).

Goodia lunata male, Gabon, courtesy of Rodolphe Rougerie,
id confirmed by Thierry Bouyer

Note the forewing anal angle is more squared than in hierax. There are long projections of the teeth from the forewing outer margin toward the body.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth flies in February-March in Gabon and possibly at other times. If the image at the top of the page is correct, there is also a November flight in Gabon: Ogooue-Ivindo. Philippe Darge indicates specimens (eight males) have been taken in Franceville, Gabon, from October until January.

Goodia lunata larvae feed upon Afromomum, Amomum, and Ficus.

Goodia lunata (verso), Franceville, Gabon, courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert;
id by Thierry Bouyer.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females fly early at night with males on the wing around midnight, the calling time of females. Both sexes come in to lights.

Goodia lunata, Franceville, Gabon, March 1, 2006, wingspan 72mm,
courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert; id by Thierry Bouyer.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

Eggs are deposited in small groups of 4-12 on twigs or hostplant leaves. Larvae are solitary feeders.

Larvae descend the foodplant at pupation time and construct a flimsy cocoon in debris at the base of the hostplant.

Larval Food Plants

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.

Afromomum....... Amomum Ficus

Dadigogo / Gogo Aleicha (Oriya) Fig

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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.

Goodia might?? be honourific for botanist Peter Good or collector A. I. Good.

The species name 'lunata' probably refers to the crescent (moon) shape in the discal area of the forewing.