DISTRIBUTION:

The Imbrasia vesperina moth (wingspan: males mm; females mm) flies in Rwanda, Africa.

This moths, once treated as a synonym of ertli, now has full species status.

FLIGHT TIMES AND LARVAL HOSTS:

Imbrasia vesperina larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Both sexes are active at night. Males come in to lights around midnight (maybe at dusk??) when females are scenting.

EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:

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.

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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.

Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history.

Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.

"Imbrasia", according to Pinhey, 1972, is from the Latin 'imber' meaning rain. Flight, in many cases, may accompany the onset of the rainy season or moths may seem to prefer humid, misty or even rainy nights.

The species name "vesperina" might refer to a late afternoon, early evening flight of males??