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Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, January 7, 2006 Updated as per personal communication with Thierry Bouyer, May 2006 Natural History Museum website |
Goodia thia male, courtesy of Thierry Bouyer.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 |
"Moon River" |
Goodia thia ??, male, Cameroon, courtesy of Eric van Schayck.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS 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. Goodia thia male, All Leps Barcode of Life. |
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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.
The species name 'thia' is probably from Greek mythology
where Theia (also written Thea or Thia), also called Euryphaessa
("wide-shining"), is one of the Titans.