Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) melanops
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) melanops
(Bouvier, 1930) Imbrasia
Gonimbrasia
(Nudaurelia) melanops courtesy of Frans Desmet,
Royal Museum for Central
Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
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TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Imbrasia, Hubner, 1819
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DISTRIBUTION:
The Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) melanops moth flies
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire),
Africa. Thierry Bouyer confirms
it also flies in Gabon, so I suspect
it would also fly in the People's Republic of
the Congo. It also flies in
Cameroon confirmed by Sebastian Brandner
capture of moth, whose id is confirmed by Thierry Bouyer.
It is often classified as Gonimbrasia melanops. Bouyer lists
it in the subgenus Nudaurelia. Thierry (1999) also equates
oyemensis with melanops.
See additional images and data in the
oyemensis file.
Imbrasia melanops, Democratic Republic of the Congo, courtesy
of Heinz Rothacher.
Nudaurelia oyemensis male,
courtesy of Teemu Klemetti
Nudaurelia oyemensis, female,
R.C.A., Damara, courtesy of
Teemu Klemetti.
Nudaurelia melanops female, Reserve du Dja, 25 km southwest of
Lomie (East Province),
Cameroon,
June, 2007, courtesy of
Sebastian Brandner,
id by Thierry Bouyer.
Lomie (East Province) is very close to the Sud Province border, so this
specimen may actually be from Sud Province.
FLIGHT TIMES AND LARVAL HOSTS:
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) melanops have been taken in June-July and
December in southern Cameroon, indicating at least two flights.
Larvae probably feed upon Maesa alnifolia, Myrica, Pyrus malus
and Prunus.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Both sexes are active at
night. Males come in to lights around midnight when females are
scenting.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Pupation is in the soil in a subterranean chamber.
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.
Anthocleista schweinfurthii
Entandrophragma candollei......
Fagus
Hymenocardia acida
Laburnum
Pteridium sp.
Robinia pseudoacacia
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Mkungu maji, mtambuu mwitu
Entandrophragma candollei
Beech
Hymenocardia acida
Bean tree
Pteridium sp.
Black locust/False acacia
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