Lobobunaea weymeri
Lobobunaea weymeri
loh-boh-BEWE-nay-uhMWAY-mer-eye
(Aurivillius, 1905)
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Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Lobobunaea, Packard, 1901
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MIDI MUSIC
Wind Beneath My Wings
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MIDI CITY
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DISTRIBUTION:
Lobobunaea weymeri flies in
Africa. Pinhey treats it as a large, ochreous form of angasana,
with a median shade line on the forewing. It is described from Angola.
This may or may not be a valid species. Thierry Bouyer, 1999, writes,
"Incertae sedis".
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Lobobunaea
weymeri moths are on the wing in.
Larvae feed upon
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Lobobunaea weymeri females attract males with an airbourne pheromone.
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE:
Larval Food Plants
Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E.
Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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.
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 genus name Lobobunaea, is from the Greek
and refers to a lobed hill-dweller. The genus specimen type is
Lobobunaea phaedusa, males of which have a valve with
a subapical lobe. The hindwings are also lobed at the anal angle.
It may also be a montane species.
The species name, weymeri is honorific for Gustav Weymer
(1833-1914), a lepidopterist from Berlin.
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