Heniocha apollonia lindti
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Heniocha apollonia lindti male, 67mm, BOLD Systems

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TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902 Genus: Heniocha, Hübner, [1819] 1816

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DISTRIBUTION:

Heniocha apollonia lindti, (wingspan: males: 67mm; females: mm), flies in Namibia.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Heniocha apollonia lindti adults are probably on the wing from October to April.

Larvae probably feed on Acacia karroo and other narrow-leafed acacias.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Moths mate and fly at night with both sexes attracted to lights. Males are usually smaller than females, and moths in the more northern part of the range tend to be smaller than those from the south.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably deposited in small rows of 6-10 on foodplant leaves.

Larvae are at first gregarious becoming more solitary after the second instar when they begin hiding on the undersides of leaves and branches.

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticipated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Acacia karroo Acacia mollissima.....

Sweet thorn Black wattle

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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.

In Greek mythology Heniocha is the daughter of Pittheus and the mother of Sciron.

The species name apollonia, means 'having to do with the Greek God Apollo'. There was an important city named Apollonia.

The subspecies name is honourific for Lindt.