Heniocha digennaroi
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Heniocha digennaroi male, Ethiopia, courtesy of Cyril Di Gennaro.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelcom.com
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: Bunaeini Packard, 1902 Genus: Heniocha, Hübner, [1819] 1816

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DISTRIBUTION:

Heniocha digennaroi, Di Gennaro's Emperor (wingspan: males: mm; females: mm), flies in Ethiopia.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Heniocha digennaroi adults are on the wing from ??

Larvae possibly feed on Elephant's Root (Elephantorrhiza elephantina).

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably deposited in strings of up to 30 on foodplant leaves.

Larval Food Plants

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

Elephanthorriza elephantina.....

Elephant's Root

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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 digennaroi, is honorific for collector Cyril Di Gennaro.